HPV Vaccine has cut new cases of cervical cancer in half, and reduced HPV infections by 90%
The Underused HPV Vaccine, from the New York Times
The Underused HPV Vaccine By JANE E. BRODY AUGUST 22, 2016 You’d think that when parents are told of a vaccine that could prevent future cancers in their children, they’d leap at the chance to protect them. Alas, that is hardly the […]
Why Meningococcal Vaccine (From Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
About 1 in 20 children with meningitis caused by meningococcus and about 1 in 3 children with bloodstream infections (i.e., sepsis) caused by meningococcus will die from the infection. Death from sepsis can occur within 12 hours of the beginning […]
Why Varivax (from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
The disease What is chickenpox? Chickenpox is an infection caused by the varicella virus, and it is highly contagious. It can spread in one of three ways: by coughing or sneezing, physical contact with broken blisters, or by virus particles […]
Why flu vaccine (from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Every year in the United States, influenza kills thousands to tens of thousands of people. Probably the best example of how devastating influenza can be was the influenza pandemic in 1918 — this worldwide outbreak killed between 50 and 100 […]