Vaccines in the News
Vaccines in the News
Here's Why It's So Important For Pregnant Women To Get A Flu Shot
May 5, 2016
It's drilled into us every flu season: You should get a flu shot. That message is especially stressed for pregnant women, but new research has found that the health benefits are not just about the mother-flu shots can protect the baby for the first six months after birth. [+] more
London measles outbreak: 60 cases in two months
May 4, 2016
In a follow-up to a report in March, London has seen over 60 cases of measles in the last two months in a period when there would usually be fewer than 10. [+] more
Flu strikes fewer infants when pregnant women get vaccinated
May 4, 2016
Infants have a much lower risk of getting influenza when their mothers are vaccinated against the virus during pregnancy, a U.S. study confirms. [+] more
What Parents Need to Know About Meningitis
May 4, 2016
Bacterial meningitis - with infection of the brain and spinal cord, and related blood poisoning - is shocking in its effects. The disease can take the life of an active, healthy adolescent within 24 hours of diagnosis. [+] more
