We are gearing up for cold and flu season. But right now, new parents need to be aware of another virus… RSV. That’s short for respiratory syncytial virus. Almost all children will get RSV during ...
Now, a new FDA-approved vaccine can protect your baby, even before the little one is born. Even before birth, mother Kristin Gelegotis did everything she could to give Harper the best start ...
Vaccines nowadays are very safe, and so we rarely see serious side-effects or reactions. Rarely, a baby maybe a little fussy after getting vaccines, or have a little fever. And if that's the case ...
As fewer children die or are debilitated due to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, we tend to forget that this is the result of an evidence-based childhood vaccination program.
Nurse Al Romeo with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services is with us today to explain how vaccines protect mom and baby. How does the RSV vaccine for mom help baby? RSV, or respiratory ...
Parents often ask me how they can soothe the minor discomfort from giving vaccines. And it's a good idea to talk to your pediatrician, but some will recommend a dose of pain reliever, such as ...
What is the pneumococcal vaccine? This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which mostly happen in children ...
It is predicted that just a 60 per cent take-up of the vaccine could result in 70,000 fewer RSV illnesses in infants. Nine months on, Henrietta is now a happy and healthy baby, but those first few ...
A mum who nearly lost her unvaccinated baby to measles is now "urging parents ... on TikTok and Facebook wrongly linking the measles vaccination to debunked autism risks. After pushing her fears ...
Now, a new FDA approved vaccine can protect your baby even before the little one is born. If hiccups are the only battle baby Harper faces, her mom Kristin Gelegotis will count herself lucky.
In rare cases, the oral polio vaccine (OPV) can cause a polio type associated with vaccines, called Vaccine-induced paralytic polio where the live attenuated vaccine virus in OPV may cause ...