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Winter viruses
While a cold, flu, or COVID-19 can strike at any time, you’re more likely to pick up a virus in...
Immunization, Cold-Weather Wellness
Meet Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), served the American...
Meet the Director, HIV, Immunization, Infectious Diseases
Updates on COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people
Andrea Edlow, M.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When COVID-19 hit, her lab began researching...
Immunization, COVID-19
The COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know
Vaccines work by teaching your body's immune system to recognize and fight back against germs, such as a virus,...
Immunization, COVID-19
All in the spike: How past virus research gave a head start to the COVID-19 vaccine
It's not often that we can feel thankful for the common cold. But in the case of COVID-19, past...
Immunization, Vaccines
Back to school health: Vaccination checklist
August is National Immunization Awareness Month, which brings attention to the value of protecting yourself and your family from vaccine-preventable...
Immunization
Cervical cancer survivor urges young people to get HPV vaccine
Think of someone you know who loves to laugh and can make everyone around them laugh. Now, imagine that person...
Cervical Cancer, Immunization
From virus to vaccine: Studying measles immunity
The measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine is one of the most effective around. It is 97% effective against the viruses when...
Measles, Immunization
What is community immunity?
In 2000, measles had all but stopped spreading in the U.S. That's because vaccination rates were high enough to...
Measles, Immunization
Measles: What you need to know
Measles is a highly contagious disease, meaning it spreads easily. The trademark symptom is a blotchy, red rash. Measles is...
Measles, Immunization