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Vaccination

Anastasia, 3, is held by her mother, as she receives treatment at a schoolhouse that has been converted into a field hospital, in Mostyska, western Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is hampering efforts to stop a polio outbreak
President Joe Biden meets with the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the omicron variant in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Jan. 4, 2022
COVID-19
‘Hope is not a plan’: Dr. Atul Gawande says global COVID funding is dwindling but the crisis continues
A woman wearing a face mask rests on a bench at the green space barricaded with fences and tapes to prevent residents from gathering due to pandemic measures on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Beijing.
COVID-19
Shanghai’s unvaccinated elderly remain vulnerable under lockdown
A 5-year-old boy gets his first dose of China's Sinovac vaccine, at a vaccination center in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. 
COVID-19
Why Chile moved ahead with COVID vaccines for the very young
Children and their caregivers arrive for school in New York
COVID-19
Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
A health worker gives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to 8-year-old Indigenous youth Davi Seremramiwe Xavante at the Hospital da Clinicas in São Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 14, 2022. 
COVID-19
Omicron hits Indigenous communities in Brazil as fake news and denialism undermine vaccination efforts
Women wear mask to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, in Paris, France
Coronavirus Conversations
Coronavirus Conversations: The pandemic, women’s health and pregnancy
Olympic athletes, from left, archer Marcus Vinicius D'Almeida, Paralympic rower Michel Pessanha, swimmer Marcela Cunha and swimmer Larissa Oliveira pose for a photo with the mascot of the vaccination campaign, named "Zé Gotinha," or "Droplet Joe," after t
COVID-19
Brazil’s COVID vaccination campaign picks up thanks to a 1980s public health mascot
Merck corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Medicine
New Merck pill could help treat COVID-19 symptoms for people without access to vaccines
A health worker administers a vaccination to a child during a polio campaign in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, June 15, 2021. UN agencies are gearing up to vaccinate all of Afghanistan’s children under 5 against polio after the Taliban agreed to the
Afghanistan
An upcoming vaccine drive in Afghanistan is an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to eradicate polio, UN official says
Iselle Toledo waits for a medical appointment at Juntos Se Puede an organization that helps Venezuelan migrants in Bogotá, Colombia.
COVID-19
Many Venezuelan migrants in Latin America struggle to get vaccinated
Movistar employee Alejandra Arias, 29, get her first dose of the Sinovac vaccine on July 4.
COVID-19
In Colombia, companies expedite vaccine rollout with private funds
A member of the National Guard, center, administers the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a farmworker.
COVID-19
Vaccine mandates aren’t new. But do they work?
A woman wearing a hat stands next to a blue bucket
COVID-19
How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama
Dr. Fauci stands at a podium in the White House press room with the American flag over his shoulder
COVID-19
A future pandemic is ‘almost guaranteed,’ Fauci says
Cruise boats that used to take tourists around the islands now spend much of their time anchored at the main harbor in Puerto Ayora. 
Business
The Galápagos Islands needs tourism. Can herd immunity revive it?
A masked man in a suit stands in front of a line of people waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19
Efficiency over privacy: How trust in the Chinese government helped contain the pandemic
Two lab technicians dressed in white protective gear organize vials.
COVID-19
US loosens export restrictions to help India’s ‘full-blown’ coronavirus crisis
A person is shown wearing a dark vest and white shirt and walking with a cane into a facility with a Johnson & Johnson sign on the outside.
Top of The World
CDC, FDA recommend pause of J&J coronavirus vaccine over blood clot concerns
A man receives a shot from a health worker, both wear masks and protective gear.
COVID-19
In Zimbabwe, vaccine hesitancy among front-line workers stalls rollout 
A man wearing a blue shirt and black cap gets a vaccine shot by a health care worker.
COVID-19
Grassroots organizations tackle vaccine misinformation in farmworker communities
A medical worker gives a shot of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a woman during the vaccination in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 17, 2021. 
COVID-19
Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’
Residents of the Iztacalco borough follow a long, snaking line to receive doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, during a mass vaccination campaign for Mexicans over age 60, at the Advanced School for Physical Education, in Mexico City, Feb. 24,
COVID-19
Russia expands ‘soft power’ in Latin America with Sputnik vaccine
A health worker administers the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to his colleague while the prime minister's adviser on health issues Faisal Sultan, second right, and other officials watch during a ceremony to start the vaccination campaign in Islamabad
Health & Medicine
The biggest challenge for vaccine workers in Pakistan? Staying alive.
A man holds a sign that says "zero COVID" wearing a winter jacket and hat outside in front of chancellery in Berlin.
Language
Vaccine envy? There’s a German word for that.
A doctor gives a patient the coronavirus vaccine in his office.
COVID-19
France launches citizens’ collective to tackle widespread vaccine hesitancy
A nurse administers a shot to an elderly man wearing a white T-shirt and black pants at his home.
COVID-19
Dual citizens in Mexico seek vaccine options in the US as rollout lags
An Indian British woman wears a face mask and receives a shot in her arm with someone wearing purple gloves.
COVID-19
British celebs, religious leaders fight vaccine hesitancy in minorities
A gloved hand holds a needle up-close.
COVID-19
How India’s Serum Institute became a COVID-19 vaccine powerhouse
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House, Nov. 19, 2020.
COVID-19
‘We could crush this outbreak’ with mass vaccinations, says Dr. Anthony Fauci
A pregnant woman wearing a red shirt holds her belly with a plastic gloved hand.
COVID-19
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? An immunologist answers 3 questions.
In this Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, a Russian medical worker administers a shot of Russia's experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia.
COVID-19
The key to combating vaccine hesitancy? Deep listening, tailored messaging.
A man with glasses is shown in a close-up photo holding several syringes up to the light.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Will people accept a COVID-19 vaccine?
Two llamas in a field.
COVID-19
Could llama antibodies be the key to a coronavirus treatment?
A circular, close-up model of the SARS-CoV-2, known as the novel coronavirus, modeled in blue, orange and white.
COVID-19
Social media misinformation is ‘growing threat’ to coronavirus vaccine efforts, survey shows
A photo illustration of vaccine bottles and a syringe
World faces risk of ‘vaccine nationalism’ in COVID-19 fight, says CEPI chair
Edward Jenner, vaccinating his young child, held by Mrs. Jenner; a maid rolls up her sleeve, a man stands outside holding a cow. Coloured engraving by C. Manigaud after E Hamman.
From cow pox to mumps: people have always had a problem with vaccination
A nurse wears a white face mask as she holds a syringe in her hand
Health & Medicine
Samoa’s measles epidemic is part of a global, unprecedented resurgence of cases
A child is given an oral vaccine.
Health & Medicine
A newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide
A woman sits at a table and writes on a notepad.
Health & Medicine
From measles to the flu, more Turkish parents are saying no to vaccines
a child's face is covered while holding a sign
Why some parents are afraid to vaccinate their kids
a baby with blonde hair and a white dress receives a vaccination in the left thigh
Health & Medicine
‘Vaccine hesitancy’ is on the WHO’s list of 10 threats to global health in 2019
A woman wearing a scarf over her face stands by a wall carrying a polio vaccination kit box in Pakistan
Health & Medicine
Sewage surveillance is key in the fight against polio
The percentage of parents who refuse to give any vaccines to their children remain at one to two percent of the general public. There is a much larger group of people who have doubts and concerns over certain vaccinations, experts say.
Health
Despite dozens of recent flu deaths among US children, vaccination skeptics remain — and their numbers have grown
A man smokes a cigar while standing next to a window in Havana, January 20, 2005.
Health
Americans could soon benefit from a lung cancer vaccine developed in Cuba
A girl cries before receiving polio vaccine drops at a government children's hospital in Peshawar on March 3, 2015. Pakistan authorities have arrested hundreds of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against polio.
Health
Facing a determined opposition, Pakistani officials tell parents to vaccinate their kids or go to jail
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Health
This is a place where getting vaccinated can feel festive, and what that says about the US
Innoculation always prompts anxiety. Here's how France dealt with it three centuries ago.
Culture
How France used fashion to spread the message to vaccinate
Ten-month old Lauren Durbin receives an injection for measles, mumps and rubella. Typically children do not receive the MMR vaccine until they are 12 months old.
Health
What Sweden can teach America about measles vaccinations
Pittsburgh Penguins player Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with the mumps.
Sports
A mumps outbreak benches some of the NHL’s top players
Comet selfie
Global Scan
Europe’s comet lander snaps a killer selfie
Osman Chandab in Melbourne, Australia contracted whooping cough before getting vaccinated.
Health
No matter where in the world you are, opting out of childhood vaccines can be a catastrophic choice
A child is immunized against polio at a makeshift clinic in the poor Karachi neighborhood called Hijrat.
Environment
Pakistani health officials are having a tough time getting parents to vaccinate their kids
Smaillpox virus
Environment
Should the last samples of smallpox virus be saved?
Developer Maximiliano Firtman wears a prototype Google Glass device in November 2013.
Global Scan
Dubai’s traffic cops are getting Google Glasses
A polio worker gives polio vaccine drops to a child in Islamabad. Pakistan is also the only polio-endemic country in the world where polio cases rose from 2012 to 2013.
Health & Medicine
What’s stopping some Pakistani parents from letting their children be vaccinated?
A Syrian refugee girl helps her brother walk
Health & Medicine
One result of Syria’s war is an outbreak of polio
Environment
California biomedical research facility harnesses power of ocean creature
Health & Medicine
Obama administration considering whether to test anthrax vaccine on children
New vaccine provides nearly 50 percent protection from malaria; work still needed