Vaccine uptake data have been examined to assess the impact of moving from a "2+1" to a "1+1" Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) dose schedule on vaccine coverage and health inequalities among ...

Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not. You can reach her on Signal at isabellacueto.03. WASHINGTON — When ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is starting off the new year by making some major changes to its childhood immunization schedule. On Jan. 5, the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued its updated childhood and adolescent immunization schedule for 2026, largely maintaining previous recommendations that differ significantly from the ...

New York will continue to follow its own childhood vaccine schedule and ignore the recommendations of federal officials made earlier this week to remove several of the shots, officials said Tuesday.

A major shift in England’s childhood vaccination strategy is revealing unintended gaps in protection, with falling booster uptake and rising inequality potentially leaving the most vulnerable children ...

The discovery came after cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in children under 5 began to climb in late 2020.

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts officials offered their own childhood immunization recommendations on Wednesday that depart from recently announced federal vaccine guidelines. The state is continuing to ...

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Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis worldwide, particularly among young children and older adults. Prevention hinges on vaccination with polysaccharide ...