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Following years of declines in measles vaccination coverage, measles cases in 2022 have increased by 18%, and deaths have increased by 43% globally (compared to 2021). This takes the estimated number of measles cases to 9 million and deaths to 136,000 – mostly among children – according to a new report

Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.

Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.

The Immunization Department of the Petrópolis Health Department is implementing important changes in the city's vaccination rooms to improve the service

CDC assists rapid response to a wild poliovirus outbreak in Mozambique.

This report describes progress towards hepatitis B control and elimination in the World Health Organization African region.

The Indiana Department of Health, along with local health departments and other statewide health care entities, have launched the Start Smart campaign to promote immunization clinics.

The first-ever clinical trial on an injection-free microarray vaccine for children has just concluded. And those involved say it was "successful" at vaccinating kids as young as nine [...]

An Atlanta-based biotech company, Micron Biomedical announced last week that it has successfully concluded the first-ever clinical trial testing of a microarray injection-free vaccine on children as young as 9 months old. This clinical trial was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The patches are as safe and effective as conventional jabs, plus easier to store and transport, say researchers