vaccine

A new study suggests vaccinating pregnant women protects their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV.

Los Angeles County and the city will open a monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park tomorrow, but it will only offer vaccines to people who pre-registered with the county and have been notified that a shot is available.

New York has one confirmed polio case but health officials say wastewater surveillance indicates there may be hundreds of people infected. While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say the case should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren’t. Here’s what you need to know.

In an effort to try and increase vaccination rates for monkeypox LA County will be hosting pop-up clinics around the county where eligible individuals can receive the vaccine.

As California recently declared monkeypox a state of emergency, pop-up clinics around LA County are aimed at providing vaccines for individuals who are eligible.

Maribel Duarte says her 13-year-old son, a student at the Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in South LA, brought home a vaccine card after having accepted the COVID-19 vaccine at school.

The mother of a 13-year-old LAUSD student says she’s now suing the district for vaccinating her son without her consent. Ted Chen reports on the NBC4 News at 4pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2022.

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Los Angeles County, but there still isn’t a lot of vaccine available. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

After months of work, providers across the country can now vaccinate kids ages 6 months to 5 years old. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

Children ages 5-to-11 are now cleared to get a Covid-19 booster, but some parents are hesitant. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

Once again, COVID cases are rising in San Diego County. But how quickly are they increasing? With San Diego County’s high vaccination rate, just how concerned should we be about another wave? According to the county’s data, the number of newly reported COVID-19 cases has increased by more than 1,100 in the last couple weeks. But with that said, there...

The Food and Drug Administration strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots

Queen Elizabeth II has had to cancel some planned virtual enragements after recently testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing mild flu-like symptoms.

A Marines spokesman said 95% of active-duty Marines are fully vaccinated; only 87% of reserves are, however.

The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.

The latest San Diego county coronavirus numbers show that vaccine rates are still relatively low among young children. The Multicultural Health Foundation is working to bring information directly to minority communities  – which show some of the lowest rates comparatively.  “We find out what events are happening…and we go to the events,” said Cynthia James-Price, the foundation’s executive director. ...

Moderna is testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.