Vaccination

Vaccines and Autism Link?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
There is no link between autism and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine or the vaccine preservative thimerosal, according to a report released by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Immunization Safety Review Committee.

Bacterial Meningitis: Vaccines, Antibiotics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Bacterial meningitis is a particular concern in children. Left untreated, it can be fatal. Fortunately, antibiotics can usually halt its progress, and vaccinating babies can often stop the leading agent of this disease dead in its tracks.

Hepatitis B Vaccine Safe
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control, reported cases of acute hepatitis B continued to increase after the first vaccine was introduced in 1982 and reached a peak in 1985.

HPV Vaccine
by National Cancer Institute
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States. At least 70 percent of sexually active persons will be infected with genital HPV at some time in their lives. HPV infects both men and women.

Rabies: Vaccines
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Rabies is on the rise again in America, after years of decline. Vaccines are the only line of defense for humans exposed to the disease. The biggest challenge in this country is controlling the disease in wild animals.

What is Anthrax? Transmission, Symptoms, Vaccine
by CDC
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores)

Gardasil: Cervical Cancer Prevention Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA has approved Gardasil, the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and precancerous genital lesions and genital warts due to certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccine is approved for use in females ages 9 years to 26 years.

Multiple Sclerosis and the Hepatitis B Vaccine
by CDC
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system characterized by the destruction of the myelin sheath surrounding neurons, resulting in the formation of plaques.

Autism and the MMR Vaccine Connection
by National Institute of Health
Autism is a complex biological disorder of development that lasts throughout a person's life. People with autism have problems with social interaction and communication, so they may have trouble having a conversation with you

Hepatitis C: To Treat or Not to Treat, Diagnosis and Vaccination
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
'If we had a treatment that was safe, good, and not unpleasant, we should treat everybody,' says Seeff. Unfortunately, the length of treatment required, the low rate of success, and the current treatments' side effects - the severity

Vaccine from Rabid Rabbits
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A small dog raced wildly along the sidewalk, a black and white blur among children on their way to school. It stopped only for an instant - just long enough to bite a boy on the ankle - and then was gone.

Cervical Cancer Virus Vaccine Lasts Four Years
by National Cancer Institute
An experimental vaccine that protects against two types of a virus that can cause cervical cancer remained highly effective for up to 4.5 years and caused very few adverse effects, an international team of researchers reports.

Polio Vaccine, and Cancer
by CDC
What is SV40? Simian virus 40, or SV40, was discovered in 1960. It occurs naturally in some species of monkeys, though it does not typically cause symptoms or illness except in cases where the animal has chronic problems with its immune system.

Biologics Regulation : Polio Vaccine, Measles Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Around the turn of the last century, diphtheria patients were routinely treated with antitoxin derived from the blood of horses. There were no central or uniform controls in place and the antitoxin was often manufactured in local plants.

Colds and Flu Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The most important tool for fighting the everchanging flu virus is immunization by a killed virus vaccine licensed by FDA. The vaccine is made from highly purified, egg-grown viruses that have been made noninfectious.

Lyme Disease : Treatment, Vaccines
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A vaccine is usually made from a killed microbe, or part of it, that signals the immune system to mount an attack. A Lyme disease vaccine containing a protein from the surface of the spirochete, called Osp A, is being evaluated in humans.

Campylobacter Food Poisoning : Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A team of Navy, Army, and drug industry researchers is also moving ahead in the development of a prototype vaccine for Campylobacter. The vaccine has shown promise in animal models and currently is undergoing clinical trials.

Cancer Vaccines: Immune Response
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Experimental vaccines teach the body's own defenses to attack cancer cells. With cancer vaccines, the emphasis is on treatment, at least for now. The idea is to inject a preparation of inactivated cancer cells or proteins that are unique to cancer cells

Vaccine Safety
by US Department of Health and Human Services
Many dread diseases - such as smallpox, polio, rubella, and whooping cough--have been eradicated or become rare, thanks to widespread inoculation. But some people still have questions about the safety of vaccines.

Vaccine Shortages : Adult Immunizations
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
ACIP also is encouraging flu vaccination for healthy children ages 6 months to 23 months and for those who come into close contact with children up to 23 months because of the increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations in this age group.