Vaccines

Flu shots given to pregnant women do not increase risk of autism, study finds

Trump administration, CDC urge states to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1

Health care workers and high-risk adults should receive COVID-19 vaccine first

How to talk to vaccine skeptics so they might actually hear you

Anti-vaxxers conversations

This is a good year to get a flu shot, experts advise

Flu Shot 2020

CHOP doctors offer back-to-school safety tips as COVID-19 disrupts education

COVID-19 School Safety Tips

Philly participating in CDC pilot program on distribution of COVID-19 vaccine when available

Philly COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. scientists making coronavirus strain for potential human challenge trials

NIAID coronavirus strain

America’s obesity epidemic threatens effectiveness of any COVID vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccine Obesity

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

Flu shot Alzheimer's

Could employers and states mandate COVID-19 vaccinations?

Oxford's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in early results

Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Mütter Museum artifacts shine light on Civil War-era smallpox vaccine

Mutter Museum Smallpox

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine moves to final phase of testing

Moderna COVID-19 Update

Herd immunity won’t solve our COVID-19 problem

Herd Immunity COVID-19

Cancer immunotherapy research could aid COVID-19 vaccine development

CHOP Vaccine COVID-19

Jefferson partners with Indian biotech firm on dual COVID-19-rabies vaccine

Jefferson Vaccine Bharat

Moderna's coronavirus vaccine shows promise in first human trial

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Here's why a vaccine is needed for COVID-19 but wasn't for SARS

SARS COVID-19 vaccine

Children's Health

As vaccinations fall amid coronavirus pandemic, longterm concerns rise

Childhood vaccines

What needs to go right to get a coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months

Declining vaccination rates foretell an impending health crisis

COVID-19 treatments are urgently needed, but clinical trials take time – by design

Coronavirus vaccine backed by Bill Gates enters human testing on Penn volunteers

vaccine coronavirus human testng

Jefferson scientists tout dual COVID-19-rabies vaccine to meet 'unprecedented' scale of pandemic

COVID-19 Rabies Vaccine

Promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pennsylvania researchers could be fast-tracked for clinical trials

Coronavirus Vaccine UMPC

Penn microbiologist explains why some coronaviruses are more deadly than others

The current flu shot appears more effective than last season's vaccine

Flu vaccine

Vaccine misinformation runs rampant on social media – and it's resilient

Social media vaccine misinformation

How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot

Six months after Philly's hepatitis A outbreak, cases have dropped sharply

Philly health department response to Hepatitis A outbreak

Children's Health

New Jersey bill to end religious exemption from childhood vaccines collapses in Senate

Administering century-old tuberculosis vaccine in a new way may make it more effective

An Alzheimer's vaccine could be ready for human trials within 2 years

Alzheimer's vaccine

Children's Health

What vaccines are recommended for children and when should they be given?

Ten defining health care achievements of the 2010s, from artificial intelligence to immunotherapy

Ervebo, the first Ebola virus vaccine, gains FDA approval

Ebola virus vaccine prevention

As measles cases rise worldwide, rate of unvaccinated U.S. children traveling overseas sparks concern

Flu season is off to an early start, health officials say

Three ongoing trials raise hope of an HIV vaccine

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Here's how to protect your child from meningitis

Children's Health

Mom's measles immunity may not protect baby beyond first 3 months

Measles vaccine babies

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria a deadly threat 'that is not going away,' CDC says

Superbugs CDC infections antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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