There are two types of polio vaccine in use. One is the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), and the other the ...

Childhood vaccination rates have been falling in the United States, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UNICEF has launched a targeted campaign to vaccinate children against polio in Northeast Nigeria. The campaign, which will ...

The Kano State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other partners on Saturday ...

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions ...

The Bauchi State Government, with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund and other development partners, have ...

Seventy years ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed the course of public health forever. On April 12, 1955, the world ...

ISLAMABAD: While high transmission season has been started, Pakistan has reported a second polio case within a short span of ...

When immunization levels dropped among teens in the 1950s, health officials needed a little less conversation, a little more ...

Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.