Vaccines

The innoculations and boosters that continue to change the world.

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A U.S. service member gets a flu vaccination.
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A warmer climate could make every season flu season

By Marlene Cimons

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Can pro-vaccine bills save us from ourselves?  

By Nicole Wetsman

Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine
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Spreading the flu is putting researchers one step closer to a universal vaccine

By Nicole Wetsman

The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles
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The measles vaccine can protect against more than just measles

By Nicole Wetsman

Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated
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Uninsured children are still less likely to get vaccinated

By Nicole Wetsman

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The U.S. came within a needle’s width of losing its measles elimination status

By Sara Chodosh

Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV
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Most people don’t know the true dangers of HPV

By Kat Eschner

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.
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The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

By Rachel Feltman

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress
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Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

By Nicole Wetsman

countries that think vaccines are effective
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The places in the world that still appreciate vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem
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Anti-vaxxers are only part of the measles problem

By Sara Chodosh

Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize
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Schools have more unvaccinated kids than they realize

By Sara Chodosh

We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you
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We’re finally studying how to combat the anti-vax movement, but the methods may surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

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We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record

By Sara Chodosh

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Measles isn’t done, and these U.S. counties are at risk

By Sara Chodosh

Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases
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Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases

By Sara Chodosh

It’s not a good idea to just let your kids get chickenpox
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It’s not a good idea to just let your kids get chickenpox

By Sara Chodosh

Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease
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Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease

By Nicole Wetsman

Rabid animals don’t always foam at the mouth—here’s what to look out for instead
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Rabid animals don’t always foam at the mouth—here’s what to look out for instead

By Claire Maldarelli

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Everything you thought you knew about tetanus is wrong

By Eleanor Cummins

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Vaccines don’t cause autism, another massive study confirms

By Sara Chodosh

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Some vaccinated adults may not be protected against measles

By Sara Chodosh

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What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks

By Kaitlin Sullivan

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The MMR vaccine covers mumps and rubella, too. Are outbreaks of these next?

By Sara Chodosh

baby with measles
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1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

rubella virus
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Why you shouldn’t freak out about one rubella case at the Detroit auto show

By Sara Chodosh

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Why measles is back, in five charts

By Sara Chodosh

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How autism myths came to fuel anti-vaccination movements

By Eleanor Cummins

Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak
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Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak

By Nicole Wetsman

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The anti-vax movement is among this year’s top 10 global health threats

By Sara Chodosh

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Last flu season was historically bad. Here’s how this year’s is shaping up.

By Sara Chodosh

This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone
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This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it’s not for everyone

By Sara Chodosh

Llamas could save us all from the flu
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Llamas could save us all from the flu

By Sara Chodosh

The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic
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The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic

By Jillian Mock

Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine
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Now’s the time to get your kids the flu vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it
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A century ago the Spanish flu killed 50 million—and then we forgot about it

By Eleanor Cummins

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot
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Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak
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Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

A female Ebola survivor infected her family more than a year after she had the illness
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A female Ebola survivor infected her family more than a year after she had the illness

By Neel V. Patel

Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine
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Mosquito spit primes your body for disease—so scientists want to make an anti-saliva vaccine

By Kate Baggaley

Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)
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Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)

By Sara Chodosh

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine
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Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body
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An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body

By Claire Maldarelli

Thanks, anti-vaxxers: Measles is on the rise in Europe
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Thanks, anti-vaxxers: Measles is on the rise in Europe

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective—and that’s great news
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This year’s flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective—and that’s great news

By Sara Chodosh

Still need a flu shot? Here’s how to find one near you.
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Still need a flu shot? Here’s how to find one near you.

By Sara Chodosh

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This flu season has killed 53 kids so far. Here’s what worried parents should do.

By Sara Chodosh

Should I get a flu shot? Is it too late to get a flu shot?
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Should I get a flu shot? Is it too late to get a flu shot?

By Joe Brown

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How bad this flu season really is—and what you should do about it

By Sara Chodosh

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People with egg allergies don’t actually need a special flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

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We’re missing out on a better way to make flu vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early
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This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early

By Sara Chodosh

Can we make a flu vaccine that lasts for life?
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Can we make a flu vaccine that lasts for life?

By Kate Baggaley

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Why does my arm hurt the day after I get my flu shot?

By Sara Chodosh

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?
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Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

By Sara Chodosh

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care
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California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

By Sara Chodosh

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The first smallpox vaccine changed the world—but we’re still not sure what was in it

By Sara Chodosh

You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick
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You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick

By Sara Chodosh

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages
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There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages

By Sara Chodosh

Personalized vaccines could help the immune system fight cancer
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Personalized vaccines could help the immune system fight cancer

By Aparna Nathan

Vaccines of the future could be as contagious as viruses
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Vaccines of the future could be as contagious as viruses

By Kate Baggaley

Why are the measles coming back?
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Why are the measles coming back?

By Sara Chodosh

This vaccine just might stop Ebola from annihilating the great apes
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This vaccine just might stop Ebola from annihilating the great apes

By Mark D. Kaufman

Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough
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Scientists may have just made a malaria vaccine breakthrough

By Kendra Pierre-Louis