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Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN

Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN

The United Nations on Friday said a three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis was on course to reach the 21 million target. The pandemic, which swept around the world in 2020, severely strained health systems and disrupted vaccination campaigns, resulting

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades

(LOS ANGELES) Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 8 in 100 people

Michigan measles outbreak shows high cost of stopping even a small number of infections from spreading

Michigan measles outbreak shows high cost of stopping even a small number of infections from spreading

Michigan measles outbreak shows high cost of stopping even a small number of infections from spreading The small measles outbreak that health officials are combating in Michigan began last month with an unvaccinated young woman returning home from visiting Florida, a state where there have been more than 140 cases

What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do

What declining vaccination rates mean for your family – and what you can do

(PITTSBURGH) As the risk of measles remains an ongoing concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, is already slipping. According to data obtained via The Washington Post in January 2026, 1 in 3 Allegheny County kindergartners were in a classroom too far below adequate vaccination coverage to stop a measles

Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's deadly measles outbreak. "The boy had (a) high fever and found it hard to breathe," Brishti told AFP, mopping the fevered

No new measles cases in South Carolina for a week, but CDC outbreak models warn about underreporting

No new measles cases in South Carolina for a week, but CDC outbreak models warn about underreporting

No new measles cases in South Carolina for a week, but CDC outbreak models warn about underreporting For the first time since South Carolina’s record-breaking measles outbreak began last fall, the state has gone a full week without health officials learning of any new cases. It’s an

Missoula hospital earns first-of-its-kind newborn care honor

Missoula hospital earns first-of-its-kind newborn care honor

Missoula, Mont. — Community Medical Center said it became the first hospital in the country to receive a Level III with surgery NICU designation from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hospital representatives said the recognition also made Community Medical Center the only hospital in Montana with any neonatal designation from the