Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure: Immunization

Medical news and research articles

Why 4 in 10 children in Papua New Guinea miss vaccinations

Four in ten children in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain Province (ENBP) received no vaccinations in 2023, and new research has revealed why. The study led by Burnet Institute found most caregivers strongly support vaccinating ...

Why aren't more older adults getting flu or COVID-19 shots?

This winter's brutal flu season isn't over, and COVID-19 cases have risen recently too. But a new poll taken in recent weeks shows that vaccination against both viruses lags among people 50 and over, and the national survey ...

South Carolina measles quarantine soars beyond 300 people

Fifteen new cases of measles have been reported in the Upstate since Dec. 9, more schools have had infected students, 303 people are in quarantine and 13 are in isolation, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported ...

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