Waldorf schools tend to attract parents who don’t want their kids to eat junk food or play Fortnite; they also draw a fair number who skip vaccines. During the pandemic, I began to hear considerable ...

After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the ...

Austin-based anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree wants his kids, and others, to get polio.

WHO prequalification of an additional novel oral polio vaccine boosts global outbreak response, accelerating polio eradication efforts.

In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an ...

.Patients with post-polio have weakening muscles and bones, which affects their ability to walk without support, and falls can easily lead to broken bones. They can develop scoliosis. They struggle ...

BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it had prequalified another novel oral polio ...

LONDON -- Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in ...

Polio is a highly contagious virus that can cause paralysis and even death. Thanks to the effectiveness of the polio vaccine, the virus has been eliminated in the United States. However, it's possible ...

Since 2021, number of children receiving vital jab has declined, with uptake of just over 90% in first quarter of last year ...

The World Health Organization has just prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2),a breakthrough in ...