A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking.Full story
Since the HPV vaccine came out in 2006, fewer girls have been diagnosed with the virus that has infected about 79 million Americans. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
Seasonal flu shots have prevented about 13.6 million cases of illness over the last six years, according to new estimates from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full story
A vaccine for HIV could be a step closer as scientists begin trials of a new drug in London and Africa . C4’s Victoria McDonald reports
A dramatic call to get all teenagers in Wales vaccinated against measles as an epidemic sweeps the region where thousands of children haven’t been vaccinated. ITV’s Emily Morgan reports
According to a new report in the Journal of Pediatrics, vaccines are not associated with an increased risk of developing autism. After analyzing records from more than 1000 children the researchers found no link between the amount of antigen exposure and later developing autism. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyd
In a new study out Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control, the vaccine proved effective just over half of the time. And among seniors who are 65 years old and older, one of the most vulnerable populations, the vaccine only offered nine percent protection. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.
High school boys in Sydney, Australia, are the first males in the world to be vaccinated against cervical cancers caused by HPV, a virus males can transmit but not develop. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Kylee Misik of Medford, Oregon receives the HPV vaccine with her pre-college inoculations on August 13, 2008. msnbc stock photography
A female polio worker gives polio vaccine drops to a child in Lahore December 20, 2012. An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders said on Thursday, as the death toll from attacks this week rose to
An Afghan child receives polio vaccination drops during an anti-polio campaign, on the outskirts of Jalalabad June 9, 2013. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
