Croup in kids occurs due to a viral infection in the vocal cords and the trachea (windpipe). The infection causes swelling ...

New research shows that undernourished children have reduced immunity despite full vaccination. Poor nutrition lowers ...

Vaccination rates for shots that prevent diseases like polio, measles and others have fallen dramatically for some of the ...

The ACIP-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published.

Studies on over 2.5 million children have never found an association between vaccines and autism. While there are risks in anything we do, higher safety standards are required for vaccines because ...

Although RSV usually causes mild illness with cold-like symptoms, the infection can cause severe respiratory illness in infants, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems ...

Nearly one in six U.S. children received at least one vaccine dose outside the recommended age guidelines during a recent ...

vaccine significantly reduced severe RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) requiring hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visits in an older adult population, including ...

Vaccines currently prevent around 3.5 million to 5 million deaths per year. Following the recommended immunization schedule protects children and those around them from avoidable health risks. The ...

Since 2023, vaccines are now available and are highly recommended, especially for older adults. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that causes mild to severe respiratory infections.

The authors note that changes in the 2025 immunization schedule compared with the 2024 schedule include new and updated recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae ... virus ...