Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Childhood vaccination coverage has made leaps since 1980. But progress has significantly slowed in ...

Replacing universal vaccination with targeted birth-dose vaccine recommendation likely to result in increase in infections ...

Tonight, a parent will look down at her newborn and say: let’s wait. The virus will not. Neither will the bleed.

An international group of researchers estimates that, despite only moderate uptake of three doses and low uptake of the ...

A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year, leaving more than 125,000 new schoolchildren without coverage for at least one state-mandated vaccine, ...

In this study, researchers investigated the potential impacts of “shared decision-making” replacing universal HBV birth-dose vaccination on neonatal and later chronic HBV infections.

HPV vaccination reduces infection, precancer, genital warts, and cervical cancer. Read more on the global findings.

The district has been undergoing a joint campaign to inform parents of the importance of vaccinations, and provide more vaccination resources to families.

You may worry about unexpected costs when thinking about the shingles vaccine, especially if you rely fully on Medicare. The ...

Australia’s wall of immunity is cracking as vaccination rates for both children and the elderly continue to decline, leaving the nation’s most vulnerable exposed to a significant backslide in ...

One bill requiring insurance carriers to cover vaccinations cleared committee. Another centered on first responders enters the legislative ring.