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Low vaccination rates could mean that polio, currently eradicated in most of the world, might make a comeback, experts warn.

Outweigh the risks or they do here. i do think you need to allow parents to have conversations with pediatricians. that takes time, i went ahead and booked my kids, the portals are live now, jonathan. i dont blame parents for just wanting to talk it over. i dont think youll see widespread mandates this year. i do expect in fall of 2022, this will be one of the immunizations required just like measles, mumps, rubella and others. >> im excited my children, ages 10 and about to be 7, also we have a...

Now that the vaccine has cleared all of its regulatory hurdles, it is immediately available for use in children 5-11.

Now? >> my message is that its okay to be on the fence, its okay to have questions and not be certain as to what you want to do when it comes to vaccinating your younger children. there are some parents that are really sure they want to get their kids vaccinated. there are some parents who already have been lying about their kids ages so their 10 and 11-year-olds can get vaccinated. there are other parents whose kids may be in schools that dont require masks or they may be exposed to high risk s...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS faster than expected.

And likely to get them towns the importance of getting vaccinated. >> and do you think that schools will get to a point where they are treating covid shots similar to other immunizations that are required before they attend school. >> you know, its very possible. i think its unlikely to happen until theres a full fda approval of the vaccine. it will be unlikely to happen for the emergency use authorization but i think thats maybe what will happen. especially as we continue to have surges. right ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has enough doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to offer anyone who is seeking a booster , now that the guidance has expanded to cover people who received the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots, the state health department said Friday.

Federal officials say they are ready for rollout of Moderna and J&J booster shots following this weeks FDA authorization and CDC recommendations.

The COVID and flu vaccines are important, and both are quite effective at preventing serious illness or death. But thats where much of their similarities end. Heres the science behind both.