CCIC & Vaccine News

World Health Organization researchers are reporting an apparent spike in Australia in the number of seasonal influenza cases resistant to Tamiflu, the most commonly used antiviral drug.

CDC data show that 63% were immunized by mid-November, up from 56% at this time in 2010.

By Dr. Steven Perry

Anyone who comes into close contact with infants is now urged to get vaccinated against whooping cough, or pertussis.

CDC Survey Shows No Evidence That Vaccine Encourages Risk Taking Among Adolescents and Young Women

The AAFP and nearly a dozen other organizations are urging health care professionals to immunize their pregnant and postpartum patients against influenza.

Colorado has gone from last place to 15th in the nation in childhood immunization rates but many don’t agree with the push to vaccinate

A new survey published in the June Health Affairs shows that some parents are not persuaded that all vaccines are safe or even necessary.

Dr. Steve Dudley tries to persuade parents to get their children immunized.

Either of the currently available quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines can be used for children ages 2 to 10, the CDC affirmed.

European scientists say they have successfully tested in animals a vaccine for hepatitis C, a contagious and debilitating virus that can cause liver failure and cancer.

Pediatricians across the country are stuck figuring out how to respond to patients whose parents obtain immunization exemptions on medical, philosophical or religious grounds.

With children and teens getting ready to start another school year many parents are wondering what immunizations their kids need and why they may need them.

Scientists have found a flu "super antibody" called FI6 that can fight all types of influenza A viruses that cause disease in humans and animals and say their discovery may be a turning point in the development of new flu treatments.

Controversy surrounded injection after now-discredited doctor suggested link between jab and autism

The death rate from chickenpox fell 97% among people under age 20 from 1990-1994 to 2005-2007, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Pediatrics.

The public health community has gotten markedly better at distributing effective vaccines to the children who need them. But researchers are noticing an increase in mistrust of vaccines around the world.

The disease may hit only about 1,500 Americans per year, but those who fall victim may suffer brain damage, learning disabilities, limb loss or death.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a trivalent formulation for the influenza vaccine for the 2011 to 2012 influenza season, the agency announced today.