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Vaccines are among the simplest, most effective, and least expensive ways to prevent serious, and often deadly, diseases. Yet vaccination seems to be an afterthought for many adults.
Lawmakers looking to fast-track legislation that could make it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children held an informational hearing Monday that drew hundreds of people skeptical about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
HARTFORD — A panel discussion called “The Science of Vaccines” was canceled late Monday when two Yale doctors pulled out of the event, which was also going to feature Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a lawyer who founded an anti-vaccine organization.
(Reuters Health) - Parental politics may influence whether teens get recommended vaccinations, according to a U.S. study.
No one gets cervical cancer without first being infected by the human papillomarivius (HPV).
A new COVID-19 variant nicknamed FLiRT is threatening to cause a summer wave of COVID infections.
The 2022 outbreak of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was curbed in large part by drastic changes in behavior among gay and bisexual men, and not by vaccination, according to a new analysis published on Thursday in the journal Cell.
A Florida state policy set amid a measles outbreak in Broward County has vaccination proponents aghast, with many saying it leaves unvaccinated children especially vulnerable to the highly contagious disease. YSPH Associate Professor Jason Schwartz calls the move "stunning" but not entirely unexpected.
Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. Yet as the statistics reveal, even many of them appear to have declined the latest booster. YSPH Associate Professor Jason Schwartz sees the discrepancy as a warning sign.
We are amid the “triple-demic” of respiratory illnesses season that includes a significant increase in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside annual seasonal surges in respiratory viruses like influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). YSPH Professor Sten Vermund offers timely guidance on how people can best protect themselves in this opinion piece.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s first vaccine to prevent chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness that can cause debilitating joint pain for months to years. YSPH Dr. Albert Ko comments.
Pakistan made headlines around the world when officials announced they’re considering throwing parents in jail for failing to vaccinate their kids among a resurgence in polio cases. While such draconian measures are unthinkable in the United States, it’s not hard to imagine a future where the re-emergence of once-eradicated diseases becomes increasingly common.
In a special episode of the Health & Veriutas podcast, Dr. Howard P. Forman and Dr. Harlan M. Krumholz are joined by the virologist and advocate Peter Hotez to discuss his new book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist’s Warning.
With some level of immunity nearly ubiquitous across the country, many people are wondering when — or if — we can stop treating the coronavirus differently from other common respiratory ailments. Experts say the answer will vary, depending on people’s individual tolerance for risk and the changing landscape of variants and boosters. Featuring YSPH's Gregg Gonsalves.
Experts weigh in on whether it's safe to get more than one vaccine at the same time.
The FDA approved new coronavirus booster vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as the respiratory illness season nears.
Yale researchers, led by Professor Mark Saltzman, have successfully created an mRNA no-shot COVID vaccine, which successfully protects against COVID-19 in mice.
Judy George recently interviewed Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, about efforts to understand long COVID and post-vaccination syndrome.
Overall, 17.2 percent of children initiated, but did not complete, the combined seven-vaccine early childhood series, according to a study published online July 25 in Pediatrics.
Saad Omer, MBBS, MPH, PhD, Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), weighs in on the effectiveness of vaccine mandates.