Environment and Public Health: News and Research on Vaccination

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Can taking vitamins combat infection?

Our bodies depend on an alphabet of vitamins that promote the development, growth and function of cells, including immune cells. Vitamin deficiencies can hinder the immune system's ability to fight infections. Given that ...

US faces largest measles outbreak since 2000

The United States is now experiencing its largest measles outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, federal scientists confirmed this week.

Mosquito-borne chikungunya kills six in La Reunion

A disabling mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed six people in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion but the outbreak appears to be easing, authorities said on Wednesday.

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