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The CDC has detected 260 cases of enterovirus D68, which most commonly leads to respiratory illness among kids but can also cause acute flaccid myelitis in rare cases. IE 11 is not supported.
Who should, and shouldn't, receive the polio vaccine. According to the CDC, the only individuals who should not get the polio vaccine are those who had a life-threatening reaction to a dose of IPV ...
Vaccines are widely celebrated as one of the greatest achievements in public health — and for good reason. Vaccines have increased life expectancy by reducing infectious diseases that once were the ...
The CDC Polio Branch delegation was led by Dr Richard Franka, and met with Commissioner Karachi Syed Hasan Naqvi to discuss sustained efforts in the fight against polio.
In a decisive move to counter these escalating threats and inject renewed vigor into the final stages of eradication, Rotary and the Gates Foundation today announced a substantial joint commitment of ...
By Chioma Obinna & Peace EzenwammaThe global fight to eradicate polio was greatly boosted as Rotary International and the ...
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I ...
The committee is meeting for the first since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly dismissed all 17 members and replaced them with a ...
Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, ...