Vaccines represent one of the most effective medical advancements which modern medicine possesses. Vaccines protect individuals from harmful diseases and help communities maintain protection against ...

The leaders in the smallpox field were stuck. It was shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City and U.S. government officials feared that smallpox might be the next weapon of choice. The ...

Amid the declining clinical severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and diminishing public uptake of annual coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, ...

In his 1968 article "The Tragedy of the Commons," ecologist Garrett Hardin examined the challenges presented when societal interests conflict with the interest of the individual. Hardin’s essay points ...

Four doses of an experimental vaccine to protect against Lyme disease reduced the number of tick-borne infections by more than 70 percent, according to Pfizer and Valneva, the pharmaceutical companies ...

The U.S. childhood immunization schedule, the grid of colored bars pediatricians share with parents, recommends a set of vaccines given from birth through adolescence to prevent a range of serious ...

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term ...