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Vaccines

public health

Measles outbreak is the worst in U.S. in 20 years

Published April 25, 2019

Experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health discuss the dangers of the virus, why it's spreading so rapidly, and what health officials can do to stop it

Infectious disease

Meningitis vaccination for college students not cost effective

Published Dec 21, 2018

Vaccine is highly effective, but the disease is too rare to justify the cost of universal vaccinations

Illustration of a vaccine bottle attacked by mouse cursors

Public health

Searching for a vaccine against mistrust

Published Winter 2018

Outbreaks of once-controlled diseases such as measles are rising around the world. A look at the misinformation behind the growing anti-vax movement. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Bioethics

An 'unacceptable' public health oversight

Published Dec 10, 2018

Experts say that the exclusion of pregnant women from vaccine development and use must end

Why parents refuse the HPV vaccine

Published Oct 24, 2018

Study suggests less than half of eligible recipients complete vaccine series, with perceived safety concerns the most common reason parents opt to not vaccinate

Misinformation operation

Study: Russian trolls fueled vaccine debate

Published Aug 24, 2018

Findings suggest much of the Twitter discussion about vaccines may be linked to 'malicious actors' with 'hidden agendas'

Baby held by parent who also holds a vaccination card

International health

Vaccines save the lives of 1.45 million children since 2000

Published June 15, 2018

Vaccines prevent pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis in developing countries where disease burden is high

A very small girl with gaunt features is being held by her mother

Epidemiology

Cholera vaccines less effective for kids than adults

Published Aug 9, 2017

Findings indicate that one dose, spread out over twice as many people, may be more effective at treating outbreaks than a traditional two-dose method / School of Public Health