Vaccination in pregnancy passes immunity to your baby through the placenta, protecting your baby until they can receive their own vaccine at eight weeks old. It is advised that pregnant women should ...

A million more children completed the critical three-dose vaccination against diseases like diphtheria, tetanus and whooping ...

Whooping cough cases continued to soar in Japan with the cumulative figure reaching 43,728 so far this year, a more than tenfold increase on the approximately 4,000 cases reported for all of 2024, ...

As the new school year nears, parents are reminded to check child immunizations to protect against diseases and help curb the ...

State Health Officer tells Board of Health he’s confident MSDH will move through federal funding challenges, noting the ...

A whooping cough outbreak has hit Haywood County, with six cases confirmed as of July 10 — up from five cases when the outbreak was first reported two days prior. County health officials are working ...

When Chelsey Charles learned whooping cough cases were surging in Washington, like many other parents, she worried for her family’s health.

ELKINS — Randolph-Elkins Health Department officials are reminding parents that vaccinations are still required for children planning to attend school in Randolph County this upcoming school year.

Haywood County Health and Human Services confirmed six cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in children and teens under the age of 19 in Haywood County.

With vaccine-preventable diseases like pertussis and measles making a resurgence in Michigan, doctors and public health ...

Amanda Forrester / [email protected] Public health leaders are urging parents to stay informed and keep their children up to date ...

Edney says the State Department of Health will do the best it can to continue to advocate for MS’s public health. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.