Vaccines Features

Too many U.S. children and teens are not getting all the vaccinations they need, a pediatric infectious disease specialist says. See the 2019 updates on vaccinations for children and teens.

Tips to soothe your little one and ease your stress during vaccinations.

Experts from the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics talk about alternative vaccine schedules for infants.

A look at why whooping cough rates are rising despite a new vaccine.

Knowing which shots kids need and when can be confusing. Our expert clears it up.

For parents, childhood vaccines are a source of reassurance -- protecting your child against disease naturally helps you sleep better at night -- but also anxiety about side effects and reactions.

Actress and mother Amanda Peet has learned from personal experience that immunizations are crucial.

WebMD discusses the arguments for and against HPV vaccination and explains the risks and benefits associated with it.

WebMD gives tips for helping a child who is afraid of getting a shot. Learn how parents can make the vaccine process go smoothly.

WebMD investigates the whooping cough outbreak in California and other states.

Whooping cough is highly contagious. If one person has pertussis, up to 90% of people in the same house will get it. Here’s what careful moms do.

Does the private right of parents to not vaccinate their kids trump the greater public good?

Here is what you need to know about Gardasil, the new vaccine designed to help prevent cervical cancer and HPV infection.

Vaccines have proved so successful in eliminating their target diseases that some parents of school-aged children have gotten a bit lax about completing the complicated battery of injections.