These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, may sound like a disease from the past, but it is making a comeback. Adults are often the ones ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran ...

LONDON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi ...

Kennedy called on Gavi “to re-earn the public trust and to justify the $8 billion America has provided in funding since 2001, ...

Legislative changes in states like Maine and Colorado aim to protect vaccine access and adapt to federal policy shifts ...

THE Philippines faces mounting threats of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as expected delays in vaccine supply ...

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has ...

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Health reported an increase in pertussis infections for 2024. The state had 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported last year, a 25-fold increase from the 87 ...

It’s a sound no parent wants to hear—that relentless cough that just won’t go away. Now, health officials are warning of a ...