Routine immunization programs can serve as a critical platform for a nation’s global health security strategy, both because they help prevent disease outbreaks and because they have the potential to ...

Vaccines are an essential part of the care of babies and children, offering protection from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pneumonia, and polio, diseases that once harmed or killed thousands of ...

As life spans increase and birth-rates decrease, the world’s population is aging. From 2000 to 2025, the over-60 demographic segment will double from 600 million to almost 1.2 billion. By 2050, it ...

One life every six minutes. According to a study published by the Lancet, one of the world's most prominent academic journals, that is how many lives vaccination has saved for the past fifty years – ...

A new APEC report raises concerns over declining vaccine confidence and uptake across the region, increasing the risk of preventable disease outbreaks and underscoring the urgent need for stronger ...

As we prepare to enter the WHO's "decade of healthy aging" in 2021, getting serious about life-course vaccination in countries around the world will help make that a reality. Vaccines are an essential ...