When you take your baby to to visit the doctor for the first time, usually two or three days after birth, you'll receive ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox. Three of these vaccines (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) were ...

Children should get shots against 15 serious diseases before they turn 2, including annual shots against flu and COVID-19, ...

They are required to have a schedule of immunizations for some serious conditions. “Varicella, which is chicken pox, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B and pneumonia, all of which have been ...

This year's spike in cases marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of this infection, which is also called pertussis.

It’s almost time for students to return to the classroom, but some key steps need to be taken first. Children have a developing immune system, and they are vulnerable to diseases, particularly ...

Little coughs, feverish naps and runny noses. Nothing tugs at the heartstrings more than a sick child. And it's all the more troubling to contend with that when classes are in session. To best ...

As the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season gets under way, statewide infectious disease experts urge everyone in Oregon ...

As flu season approaches, Walgreens’ Director of Immunizations Samantha Picking, Pharm.D., discusses the importance of ...

The Upper Missouri District Health Unit (UMDHU) is urging people to get immunizations against respiratory infections.

Influenza and COVID-19 immunizations (the recently-approved 2024-2025 formulation) are offered at all clinics, while supplies ...

Ensuring your child keeps up with their regular visits to the pediatrician will help because they track all of the immunizations for you. Because doctors' offices were overloaded, parents have ...