Vaccines in the News

Vaccines in the News

In Rwanda, pneumonia vaccine fights top killer of children September 28, 2010
It has been a little over a year since Rwanda introduced a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine known as PCV7. The vaccine protects children against one of the most common causes of pneumonia—with encouraging results. [+] more
Whooping cough makes a comeback September 27, 2010
For most parents with young children today, whooping cough is a disease that exists in vintage movies or the Burl Ives song where it causes a chicken to "sneeze his head and tail right off." [+] more
Forgotten Illnesses Still Need Vaccines September 25, 2010
Medical professionals have done such a good job in recent decades of preventing many of history’s most feared illnesses that parents have forgotten what they are immunizing against. [+] more
Q&A on whooping cough: What steps are needed to protect newborns' health? September 22, 2010
A number of readers have contacted The Times wanting to know more about the whooping cough outbreak and who has been affected by the severe bacterial disease [+] more

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