RNA vaccines are composed of the nucleic acid RNA, which encode antigen genes of an infectious agent. When administered to host cells, the RNA is translated into protein antigens that elicit ...

Vaccines may or may not be required by schools or employers depending on the specific vaccine and what the state and local laws are in your area. In some places, proof of vaccination is required for ...

The tetanus vaccine protects people who may come into contact with the bacteria that cause tetanus. As with any vaccine, the tetanus shot can lead to the possibility of some side effects.

Officials recommend that children get their first dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age. Two doses of the vaccine are 97% effective against the measles virus.

She never received the HPV vaccine, Gardasil-9, and believes if she had, she would have never developed this cancer. When the vaccine was released, Lenti was too old. In her early 30s, she asked ...

Unfortunately, the best compliance with vaccines seems to depend on proximity to the illness. During the polio epidemic in the 1950’s parents saw thousands of children hospitalized and crippled ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

The Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Novavax vaccines protect against many known variants of COVID-19. The Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines offer immunity against COVID-19 for up to six months. To ...

With the help of mRNA technology proven effective during the COVID pandemic, researchers are now closer than ever to creating viable cancer vaccines. In an interview with Wired, Lennard Lee ...

The cause for his optimism was the fact that more than 182 million Americans had received at least one shot of the new COVID-19 vaccines, including nearly 90 percent of seniors and 70 percent of ...

March 14, 2025 – Vaccines grab a lot of headlines these days, but three significant updates may have escaped your radar. Here’s why they matter. Norovirus: Scientists May Finally Be on to a ...