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The first incidence of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) was reported in a Danish research facility. Even though first discovered in monkeys, rodents account for the largest reservoir of the disease. It is an encapsulated, brick-shaped double-stranded DNA virus strongly related to the smallpox virus. The risk of acquiring MPXV has been found to be inversely related to smallpox vaccination. Although the cases were initially restricted to African countries, they were first reported outside Africa in the ...

Experts say the therapies look so promising, they could end bad RSV seasons as we know them.

Its shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections -- one of the worst some doctors say they can remember. But even as babies struggling to

Experts say the therapies look so promising, they could end bad RSV seasons as we know them.

Experts say the therapies look so promising, they could end bad RSV seasons as we know them.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control decided to list COVID-19 among the vaccines it recommends for children, but each state decides whether to adopt those guidelines. It’s unclear what California

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccination advisors voted earlier this month to recommend all children get the COVID-19 vaccine, but that move does not change California’s list of vaccines required for children to attend school.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is joining a multi-state push back against a proposal to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the child immunization schedule.

A CDC panel wants the agency to recommend that states add the COVID-19 vaccine to the recommended list of immunizations needed to attend school.

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