"Vaccines are really the most effective means available to prevent illness, hospitalization and death," NC's DHHS secretary said.

Schools, buffeted by post-pandemic politics, have become less strict in enforcing vaccination mandates, The Post found. Some school officials said their highest priority in the wake of covid lockdowns has been ensuring students return to class, not enforcing inoculation requirements or encouraging shots.

New CDC childhood vaccination guidelines reduce the number of primarily targeted diseases from 16 to what the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has described as the 11 "most serious infectious diseases.

Clinicians say federal changes to CDC childhood recommendations have spurred questions despite California’s move to follow recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Rising measles cases in North Carolina children have sparked a renewed vaccination campaign by health officials. All four cases reported in the last week are tied to an ongoing outbreak in South Carolina.

Vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. These antibodies were detected not only in blood, but also in the nasal mucosa, the site where whooping cough bacteria enter the body.

International research led by Radboud University Medical Center shows that vaccinating women during pregnancy leads to the transfer of antibodies to their newborns. Antibodies from the mother are transferred to the baby through the placenta.

Parents may soon notice changes when it comes to their children’s routine vaccinations. For the first time in decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its childhood immunization guidance,