Vaccination

EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults

The European Union has hit its target of delivering enough coronavirus vaccine to cover 70 percent of the adult population, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pneumococcal rates plunge after widespread vaccination of infants

The number of young children contracting the most common strains of potentially fatal pneumococcal disease has plummeted 97% since the universal vaccination against this bacterial disease began in 2005, with unvaccinated ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

H1N1 flu virus kills 14 in Costa Rica

The H1N1 flu virus killed at least 14 people in Costa Rica over the past month, health authorities said Wednesday, but reassured that they did not see the illness causing a public emergency.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu shots and COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone over 6 months get a flu shot every season with rare exceptions.

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