Oral polio vaccines (OPVs) are safe, effective and central to global eradication efforts, but there is a need for improved immunisation to combat the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains, a ...

CSL names Gordon Naylor as interim CEO after Dr Paul McKenzie's retirement, marking a new chapter for the ASX healthcare ...

The appeal comes as the nation is at risk of losing its measles elimination status and as Oz's boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of ...

Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that Pakistan has formulated its first-ever national vaccine policy. He emphasized that vaccination is the first step in transitioning from ...

Last week I entered my class with a burning question. “How many of you have heard of Artemis?” Blank, questioning stares ...

South Africa has resumed local production of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines after a 21-year halt. The move comes as FMD outbreaks affect eight of the country’s nine provinces. Authorities aim to cut ...

From vaccines and diagnostics to emerging gene-based therapies, RNA molecules are now central to modern medicine.

The comments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director come as South Carolina grapples with a large measles ...

Overall, the study shows that many older adults are not refusing vaccines out of fear or access problems, but out of a belief that they are unnecessary. Addressing that belief may be key to preventing ...

Reports of new Nipah virus cases in India have raised worries about yet another deadly outbreak. Nipah is a rare virus that can cause severe brain swelling and breathing problems, and there are no ...

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...