Measles immunization rates for Kentucky kindergarteners have fallen from 93% in the 2019-2020 school year to 86.9% in ...

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Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.

A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.

L UBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Beginning Monday, June 30, 2025, the City of Lubbock Public Health Department will discontinue ...

Experts cite concerns over the rising number of parents who have claimed religious and medical exemptions to opt out of state ...

As families across New Mexico prepare to send children back to school and against the backdrop of a rising number of measles cases nationwide, the state Department of Health and other groups are ...

Two proposed bills before the state Legislature would remove the religious exemption on vaccinations for children in K-12 ...

These days, the typical recommendation is that children receive two doses of the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella.

For older adults who express more confidence in vaccine safety than younger groups, the past few months have brought welcome ...

U.S. visitors to this beautiful Central American country will need to have been vaccinated amid a national health crisis ...