Adult Vaccines News

The CDC has issued a health warning about an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Florida, primarily among gay and bisexual men, including those living with HIV.

As a COVID-19 vaccine gets closer to becoming a reality, opposition from so-called anti-vaxxer groups could become a political movement, researchers warn.

In fact, infants' immunity wanes much more rapidly than once thought, researchers report in the December issue of Pediatrics. The finding drives home the importance of community-wide immunizations.

Here's some bad news for older women during flu season: Aging reduces the stronger immune response that women typically have to vaccination, a new study finds.

The researchers said that the findings show the importance of keeping up to date on a child's shots, and the critical need to develop new and better vaccines against whooping cough.

Experts are divided on the need for a measles booster shot by adults who are worried about their measles immunity.

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In 2018, 372 measles cases were reported to the CDC, and 120 in 2017. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

When lots of people in an area are vaccinated, fewer people get sick. Then fewer germs are around to spread from person to person. This concept is called herd immunity, or community immunity.

A resurgence of mumps among young American adults is likely as the protection provided by childhood vaccinations weakens, researchers warn.

Doctors no longer need to question patients about egg allergy before giving the vaccine, according to an updated guideline from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

1 in 3 students didn't get immunity against outbreak strain after 2 doses of Bexsero, study finds

Research may also aid in development of Zika virus vaccine, expert suggests

Outbreaks of measles, hepatitis A could be prevented if people were fully immunized, researchers say

Little progress seen beyond shingles, HPV and Tdap vaccinations, researchers report

But it was phased out because of side effects; newer version works, study notes

With study finding, they advise people to have the vaccine

People who regularly get more than seven hours of sleep a night are more likely to respond to vaccination against hepatitis B compared to those who get in less than six hours, according to new research.

To stop a rise in infant deaths from whooping cough, the ACIP recommends the Tdap vaccine for pregnant women in their late second or third trimester.

Vaccinations aren't just for kids. Adults need them, too, and while vaccination rates are increasing, there's definitely room for improvement, according to public health experts.

People with egg allergies can -- and should -- get the flu shot this year, according to a new report by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Survey: This year, 95% of doctors but only 65% of mothers say they'll get their children vaccinated against the flu. Mothers with young kids are particularly likely to vaccinate.

Babies whose mother's had the influenza vaccine while pregnant are less likely to get the flu as infants.

To answer frequenly asked questions about the flu vaccine for the 2009-2010 season, WebMD speaks with CDC flu expert William Atkinson, MD, MPH.

Everybody, not just those at risk of complications, should get a yearly flu shot, the CDC's immunization advisory panel says.