Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The importance of childhood immunizations has long been established. A 2024 study in ...

More and more routine vaccines are being linked to lower risks of dementia. Shots against seasonal flu, RSV, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap), pneumococcal infections, hepatitis A and B, and ...

There is no vaccine against the disease currently spreading in Congo, which is caused by the Bundibugyo species of the Ebola ...

Immunization strategies have been instrumental in controlling and eradicating diseases on a global scale. By analyzing successful campaigns, valuable lessons can be learned to strengthen future ...

This year, lawmakers in several states introduced more than 200 bills that could make it harder for people to get vaccines ...

What Strain(s) Will The Vaccines Protect Against? The updated vaccines will target the JN.1 lineage of COVID-19, using the LP.8.1 strain. This lineage is a descendant of the Omicron variant of the ...

Vaccines are added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule after consultation with an outside advisory group and when the benefits outweigh the risks. Contrary to ...