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Starting this week, the Seattle Fire Department is offering vaccine clinics at schools, with the aim of protecting 17,000 students eligible to receive the…
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When Seattle's largest health care system got a mandate from Washington state to create a mass COVID-19 vaccination site, organizers knew that gathering…
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It's aimed at rotavirus, a nasty pathogen that can cause diarrhea and kills more than 500 children a day. The secret to the vaccine is the same thing that makes space ice cream so cool.
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A survey of nearly 66,000 people worldwide reveals where parents have the most — and least — confidence in vaccines.
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There are plenty of proven techniques that can help parents soothe the sting of the needle. And guess what? A parent's attitude can matter more than the actual pain of the shot.
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State health officials suspect California's big measles outbreak last year helped persuade parents to get their kids immunized against other illnesses, too.
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That's what the World Health Organization says about an inoculation that's on track to wipe out meningitis A in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Though it never panned out, the sugar industry backed research to develop a vaccine to fight tooth decay, old industry documents reveal. Researchers say the goal was to deflect efforts to limit sugar.
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Legislative moves to limit school immunization exemptions are drawing vocal opposition from some parents. Opponents of mandatory vaccination crowded a…
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Juniper Russo wants what is best for her daughter, Vivian, and she sometimes questions mainstream medicine. But after three years of soul-searching, she decided vaccination was best.