Measles is highly contagious. Without a vaccine, 9 out of 10 people exposed to measles will become infected, the CDC said. About 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children with measles will die, usually from ...

He noted that despite strong political commitment, Nigeria has continued to face operational challenges hindering the complete eradication of poliovirusNigeria has spent $500 million on polio ...

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S.

Seventy-one years ago this month, Dr. Jonas Salk, a virologist at the University of Pittsburgh, administered the first polio vaccine to children at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh. Dr. Salk ...

CDC holds that vaccines are a safe, effective way to protect your health and prevent the spread of flu, COVID, measles. What Mississppi needs to know.

Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio — after the Kentucky Republican opposed vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation Thursday as the nation’s top health official.

He said that experience informed his staunch opposition to Kennedy, who is connected to efforts to revoke the polio vaccine. “I will not condone ... and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for ...

Kennedy Jr. secured Senate confirmation Thursday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, overcoming concerns about dozens of false or misleading statements he has made ...

All these innovations propel the world to the eradication of polio, even in the least privileged or remote areas. Pediarix is a combination vaccine that provides protection against poliomyelitis along ...

Kennedy Jr., the conspiracy-promoting environmental lawyer-turned-anti-vaccine activist ... McConnell, a polio survivor, has stressed the importance for vaccinations. Senate Democrats took ...

“I have no idea if he had polio.” In his new role, Kennedy will have multiple avenues to rein in vaccine access and uptake, including by revising government vaccine advisories, requiring ...