An infectious disease specialist took the time to explain what herd immunity is, how it works and when it might affect the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Frank Esper works for the Cleveland Clinic Children's ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A University of Florida research team led by Dr. Elias Sayour, center, developed an mRNA vaccine that boosted the tumor-fighting effects of immunotherapy. An experimental mRNA vaccine developed at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A large, long-term study led by an Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher has found that the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in community settings is highly effective in ...

Back in the early 1900s, about one in five children died before entering kindergarten. The most common reason: infectious disease. Today, just one in 27 dies so young, most often because of an ...

West Coast states are teaming up to issue their own vaccine guidelines in the face of rapid changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The federal ...

The FDA is already about to start work on the vaccine for next season. — -- Flu season isn’t over yet, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that in less than two ...