As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national ...

Measles, rubella, polio and diphtheria—once ubiquitous, devastating and deeply feared—have been virtually eliminated from the ...

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions ...

The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and ...

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the National Health Care Development Agency (NHCDA) to enforce the mandatory ...

Whooping cough is preventable, and getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself. The DTaP and Tdap vaccines are very effective at preventing whooping cough, but you’ll need to stay on top of ...

In a bid to address the dangers posed by diphtheria, the House of Representatives has called on the relevant Federal Government agencies to carry out a mandatory immunisation, testing and ...

Another grave public health concern has emerged within the Tukur-Tukur community of Zaria, in the Zaria local government area ...

It also directed the committee to evaluate the capacity of health institutions to effectively respond to current threat of diphtheria spread across the country. Laori described diphtheria as a ...

The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the ...

Diphtheria Epidemic Serum Run. The Serum Run was a heroic effort by 20 mushers and 150 sled dogs to bring a diphtheria ...

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the National Health Care Development Agency (NHCDA) to enforce the ...