Vaccines boost the immune system's ability to fight off diseases. Vaccines undergo rigorous testing to ensure safety and effectiveness. Widespread vaccination contributes to herd immunity, protecting ...

Herd immunity occurs when enough people become immune to a disease, either through vaccination or previous infection. This can reduce the likelihood of it spreading and increase protection for ...

Vaccines work, actually. But that’s not all. Depending on the specific vaccine we’re talking about, that jab might also prevent cancer, heal herpes lesions, help you keep most of your marbles, prevent ...

Researchers found that lung and skin cancer patients who got COVID-19 vaccines reported significantly increased survival periods. For patients with some of the deadliest cancers, getting a COVID shot ...

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Experts in vaccines and vaccination—including pediatricians—work together throughout the year to update the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger. The ...

As bird flu continues to circulate in animals and spill over into humans, researchers are racing to stop it before it adapts ...

All of these vaccines are still safe and they’re still effective,” said Mark Goedecker, WellSpan’s associate chief medical ...

Among patients with advanced melanoma, long-term data have shown that a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, when combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), has been associated with a 49% ...

UVA Health researchers are advancing a technology that may allow new vaccines to be designed, tested and distributed in weeks ...