Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the newly confirmed health secretary for the Trump administration who has called for sweeping policy changes, has made numerous false and misleading claims about vaccine safety.
On February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, pavin
Trump’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization, coupled with his elevation of RFK Jr., has no doubt hurt the global eradication cause. But Trump himself has sent mixed signals. He recently spoke of friends who have battled polio, while describing the Salk vaccine as “the greatest thing ever,” akin to a miracle.
UN health agency chief says ceasefire enabled even more children to be reached than in previous rounds, including those who may have been missed due to security issues
A mass polio vaccination campaign in children is set to continue in Gaza later this week after the virus was recently detected in wastewater samples.
Polio is a dangerous disease that’s been largely eliminated in the United States, thanks to the polio vaccine (aka the inactivated polio vaccine, or IPV). To stay safe and maintain immunity in your community,
A nationwide immunization campaign backed by UNICEF and partners kicked off this month in Pakistan, one of the last two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic.
Senators considered several proposed amendments during a Tuesday floor session. The bill could pass the Senate as soon as Wednesday.
The polio vaccination drive in Gaza is exceeding expectations, the WHO said Tuesday as it warned of the impacts of US funding cuts and pleaded for ramped-up medical evacuations.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told agency employees that a commission formed by President Donald Trump will investigate the childhood vaccine schedule.
Thomas LaVeist We no longer fear polio. The vaccine for poliomyelitis has made this debilitating disease almost entirely a thing of the past, so much so that hardly anyone alive remembers the ...
Polio cases and deaths before and after vaccines For decades now, the polio vaccine (inactivated polio vaccine or IPV) has been part of the routine childhood immunization schedule in the U.S., as ...