Needles and syringes are the most commonly used method for administering vaccines. They are responsible for numerous cases of transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus, which have ...

Transcutaneous immunization, a topical vaccine application, combines the advantages of needle-free delivery while targeting the immunologically rich milieu of the skin. In animal studies, this simple ...

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn four immunization-related metrics from federal health care quality ...

According to disease control authorities, China has, over the past five years, optimized the immunization schedule for the ...

China has adjusted immunization schedules for a vaccine that protects infants against whooping cough in response to an increase in infections in recent years, the National Administration of Disease ...

The decades-long effort to ensure equitable global access to vaccines is under threat. Between 2020 and 2021, the Covid-19 pandemic sparked the most significant decrease in immunization coverage rates ...

This follows other moves aimed to make immunization a personal choice, rather than a recommended aspect of health care provision.

It comes on the heels of the CDC Advisory Council on Immunization Practices eliminating long-standing recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines for newborns. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The message emanating from U.S. public health agencies used to be simple: Immunizations are safe and effective. Those halcyon ...

Maine has become the fourth state in the nation to prohibit people from opting out of immunization for religious or philosophical reasons. Governor Janet Mills (D) signed a bill into law on Friday ...