If you’ve heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it’s easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak ...

If you've heard the telltale cough and seen an infant gasp for breath, it's easy to understand why a pertussis outbreak strikes fear in a parent's heart. Babies can wind up hospitalized or even die ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

Dr Suchismitha Rajamanya As a child, most of us received a number of vaccines in order to prevent serious diseases. But did ...

Infants typically receive the vaccine in a three-dose series of DTap shots between two and six months of age, then two more boosters by age 6. Adolescents and adults should get a Tdap booster every 10 ...

The side effects from the booster shots appear to be similar to those from the original series in this age group as well as in adults, Dr. Steven Zeichner, a pediatric infectious disease ...

I just got the new COVID-19 booster, and the nurse said hardly anyone is getting the updated shot this year. I’ m not surprised because after years of headlines, COVID-19 is gone from the news. In the ...

U.S. adults view the seasonal flu shot as more effective at reducing the risk of getting a severe case of the flu this season (75%) than the Covid booster is at reducing the risk of getting a ...

Pregnant women who want to get the vaccine can tap a national subsidy. Doctors also encourage adults to get their ... jab from two to 18 months, then a booster at around 10 to 11 years old.

In the survey, U.S. adults view the seasonal flu shot as more effective at reducing the risk of getting a severe case of the flu this season (75%) than the COVID booster is at reducing the risk of ...

In vaccine trials, many adults had short-term side effects beyond ... on mixing and matching brands of initial Covid vaccines and booster doses. Although the study wasn’t designed to compare ...