http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/VaccinesFind stories, videos, and photos about Vaccines from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:45:45 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Vaccines14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Vaccines from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/20/h1n1.cdc.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/20/h1n1.cdc.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/11/19/canucks.vaccine.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/11/19/canucks.vaccine.ap/index.htmlVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- British Columbia's provincial health officer says Vancouver Canucks players jumped the line when they received swine flu vaccinations this week.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/18/poll.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/18/poll.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/11/h1n1.vaccine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/11/h1n1.vaccine.maker/index.html#cnnSTCTextVaccine manufacturing giant Sanofi Pasteur opened its doors to the media Wednesday, inviting reporters to a first-of-its-kind, up-close look at its H1N1 flu vaccine production facility.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first shipment of H1N1 vaccine set aside for U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan arrived late Tuesday, but it contains only half the amount requested.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon stressed Tuesday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, won't be receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations until well after all Department of Defense active duty and civilian employees have received their vaccinations.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/02/h1n1.vaccine.pregnant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/02/h1n1.vaccine.pregnant/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly all healthy pregnant women who receive a single dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine will be protected from that flu, according to just-released clinical trial data.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/02/h1n1.thimerosal.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/02/h1n1.thimerosal.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy pediatrician's office has only the H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine and the shot that contains thimerosal. I would like my 1-year-old son to receive the vaccine. Since he is too young for the nasal spray, is it better for him to get the shot with thimerosal or wait for the shot without the preservative?Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.vaccine.available/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.vaccine.available/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the new H1N1 flu virus keeps spreading, more vaccine is available to fight it, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/new.york.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/new.york.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextBroadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov. David Paterson issued a sweeping executive order Thursday officially declaring a state of emergency due to the increase in H1N1 cases, including 75 H1N1-related deaths in New York state.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTextYessica Maher of Los Angeles, California, feels let down. She had wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for herself and her children, but that's proving to be difficult.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmWhile running health services at the University of Baltimore in the early 1990s, Fran Lessans met a law student who was petrified about the prospect of attending her mother-in-law's funeral in Ghana. The young woman had visited the country once before but ended up getting sick and spending two weeks in the hospital. For the funeral trip, she'd done her homework and gotten the right shots, Lessans recalls. But no one had counseled her about water purification and what foods to avoid.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTextSwine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. Health-care workers in Indiana and Tennessee were the first to get the nose-spray version, while New Yorkers clamoring for the H1N1 vaccine finally had their chance too.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextI received the flu shot but about 10 days later came down with a painful cough, headache, fatigue and sore throat, but no fever. Is this a reaction to the flu shot? It's miserable!Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs more people are getting sick from the H1N1 flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that the production of the H1N1 vaccine is slower than expected.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine intended to protect against cervical cancer.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New York judge denied a request Wednesday for a temporary restraining order barring the state from mandating flu vaccines for health care workers but left open that possibility pending another hearing on the matter next week.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew research suggests that nearly half of patients hospitalized with the H1N1 virus had no underlying conditions, an increase from prior findings, a federal health official said Tuesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMary Peterson of Des Moines, Washington, doesn't believe the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu has been studied enough to get it for herself and her daughters, who are 1 and 3 years old.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national campaign to inoculate tens of millions of Americans against H1N1 influenza began Monday, with health care workers in Indiana and Tennessee targeted as the first recipients, federal health authorities said.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTextNext week, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centers.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_vaccinations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_vaccinations/index.htmParents who bring their kids to Dr. G. Andrew McIntosh for the chicken pox vaccine are out of luck.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death of a 14-year-old girl in England after she received a vaccination for Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least three of the four makers of H1N1 vaccine have begun shipping their products, their representatives told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere will be more than enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to go around in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/H1N1.vaccine.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/H1N1.vaccine.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first data from H1N1 vaccine trials in children reveal some good news, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Monday.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 flu.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/king.sotu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/king.sotu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the University of Connecticut, planning for the H1N1 virus means, to begin with, clearing some serious storage space:Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery day, tens of thousands of fertilized hen eggs are delivered to Sinovac laboratories in Beijing. Each egg is infected with the H1N1 virus, then incubated for three days. White-coated employees examine every egg individually before the virus is extracted and used to make a vaccine.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration has approved applications from four manufacturers to make H1N1 flu vaccine, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe H1N1 flu vaccine will be available earlier than had been expected, the director of the nation's top disease agency told CNN on Monday.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/fda.gardasil.males/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/fda.gardasil.males/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoys may soon be able to get Gardasil, the vaccine given to girls and young women to prevent infection by four types of human papillomavirus.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/09/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina has developed a vaccine for swine flu and is set to become the first country in the world to begin mass inoculations, but there are concerns over possible side effects, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/h1n1.flu.kids.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/h1n1.flu.kids.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextAndrew Stein, 10, and his brother, Nathan, 7, are having a typical end-of-summer vacation: hanging out at the pool, visiting their grandparents and waiting for the beginning of school.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu.projections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/24/us.swine.flu.projections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe H1N1 flu virus could cause up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, mainly among children and young adults, if it resurges this fall as expected, according to a report released Monday by a presidential advisory panel.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/05/swine.flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/05/swine.flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 1,100 people worldwide have died from swine flu since it emerged in Mexico and the U.S. in April, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organization.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/29/CDC.H1N1.vaccine.guidelines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/29/CDC.H1N1.vaccine.guidelines/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal advisory committee issued sweeping guidelines Wednesday for a vaccination campaign against the pandemic swine flu strain, identifying more than half the U.S. population as targets for the first round of vaccinations.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/18/hpv.vaccine.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/18/hpv.vaccine.safety/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne in four American girls ages 13 to 17 have been given at least one shot of Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that is heavily marketed as a way to prevent cervical cancer.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/13/hpv.vaccine.gardasil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/13/hpv.vaccine.gardasil/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Raffi Darrow brought in her two daughters, Wendy and Alice, for their annual back-to-school checkups this week, for the first time in her career as a mom, Darrow decided to be a rebel.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/25/swine.flu.vaccine.volunteers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/25/swine.flu.vaccine.volunteers/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays after the U.S. government announced upcoming trials for an H1N1 flu vaccine, Saint Louis University has been inundated with phone calls and e-mails from people volunteering for the study.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/22/swine.flu.vaccine.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/22/swine.flu.vaccine.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a race to beat the flu season, medical institutes across the United States will begin human trials for a new H1N1 flu vaccine starting in early August, the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/07/health.combat.supergerms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/07/health.combat.supergerms/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the swine flu burst onto the scene in April, the bug arrived with a few particularly ominous signs: The flu was resistant to a class of drugs often used to fight flu in the past, and experts were surprised that a nonhuman virus could have such rapid human-to-human transmission. Why was swine flu resistant to current medicines, and was this strain a new supergerm?Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextQuestions abound about how to best inoculate the world against swine flu as health officials plan for a campaign that could dwarf any previous flu vaccination effort.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/22/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/22/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received a candidate vaccine virus for swine flu from one institution Friday, spokesman Thomas Skinner said in an e-mail.Fri, 22 May 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/05/11/gardasil.safety.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/05/11/gardasil.safety.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs Gardasil vaccination reliable? I've heard plenty of ugly things about this vaccination. I have a 17-year-old daughter and her doctor recommends that she get this vaccine. I am very confused because of the negative and positive information. Would you be able to clarify?Mon, 11 May 2009 16:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/30/news/swine.flu.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/30/news/swine.flu.fortune/index.htmThe rush to respond to the swine-flu outbreak could provide an opportunity for vaccine and antiviral developers to showcase new biotechnologies sooner than expected.Tue, 05 May 2009 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/swine.flu.inside.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/02/swine.flu.inside.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a bustling room full of computers, giant wall-mounted monitors and constantly ringing telephones, a newly gathered army is fighting a war.Sat, 02 May 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/30/news/international/swineflu_vaccination/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/30/news/international/swineflu_vaccination/index.htmA day after the World Health Organization upgraded the swine flu to a "pandemic threat" level, the nation's pharmaceutical industry warned that a vaccine to protect against the virus could still be at least three to six months away.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1976/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/30/swine.flu.1976/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe man who led the response to the 1976 swine flu outbreak is defending the vaccination campaign that led to more deaths than the disease, but says he's sorry for the people killed or sickened.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/malaria.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/malaria.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor most Americans, mosquitoes are pests whose bites leave behind itchy bumps. But in other parts of the world, mosquitoes carry a disease called malaria that kills more than a million people each year.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/13/anthrax.vaccine.pregnancy.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/13/anthrax.vaccine.pregnancy.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextI am enlisted in the military and recently had an anthrax shot. Then a week later, I found out that I am pregnant. Will this shot have an effect on my pregnancy or child?Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/02/autism.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/02/autism.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextWilliam Searing is an Eagle Scout who loves hiking, adventure, art and sports. At age 19, he's in an education program that bridges the gap from high school to getting a job. Wil has autism.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/19/cuba.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/19/cuba.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextTerminal lung cancer patients are living longer thanks to the world's first registered lung cancer vaccine, a leading Cuban scientist says.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/court.autism.reactions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/court.autism.reactions/index.html#cnnSTCTextA special court's Thursday ruling that no proven link exists between autism and certain early childhood vaccines seems to have done little to change the sometimes-passionate opinion fueling the debate.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/13/campbell.brown.vaccine.response/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/13/campbell.brown.vaccine.response/index.html#cnnSTCTextI knew I was stepping into the middle of a huge controversy when Thursday night, I urged all parents to vaccinate their children.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/campbell.brown.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/campbell.brown.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat I am about to say, I know, is controversial. And I know that a lot of people are going to disagree with me. But as a mother, with a second child on the way, I believe this is vital to the safety of our children and must be said.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextA special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/24/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/24/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 13, Michelle Cedillo can't speak, wears a diaper and requires round-the-clock monitoring in case she has a seizure. While her peers go to school or the mall or spend time with friends, the Yuma, Arizona, teenager remains at home, where she entertains herself with picture books and "Sesame Street" and "Blue's Clues" DVDs.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/hib.vaccine.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/hib.vaccine.cdc/index.html#cnnSTCTextA childhood illness that has mostly been curbed through vaccinations has killed one child and sickened four others in Minnesota, health officials said Friday.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/family/01/16/children.flu.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/family/01/16/children.flu.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince the beginning of the year the family clinic at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey has seen an influx of young children coming in for flu shots.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/26/year.review.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/26/year.review.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextConcerns about health care, food and vaccine safety added to the anxieties Americans felt this year. But it wasn't all doom and gloom -- medical advances in stem cell research have scientists hoping for better transplant surgeries in the future. Here are the top health stories of the year:Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/04/autism.mercury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/04/autism.mercury/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new study published in the January 2008 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry found the prevalence of autism cases in California children continued to rise after most vaccine manufacturers started to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal in 1999, suggesting that the chemical was not a primary cause of the disorder. Researchers from the State Public Health Department found that the autism rates in children rose continuously during the study period from 1995 to 2007. The preservative, thimerosal, has not been used in childhood vaccines since 2001, except for some flu shots. The latest findings failed to convince some parents and advocacy groups, who have long blamed mercury, a neurotoxin, for the disorder.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/19/hpv.vaccine.info/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/11/19/hpv.vaccine.info/index.html#cnnSTCTextGenital human papillomavirus, or HPV, which infects the skin and mucous membranes, is the most common sexually transmitted disease. About 20 million Americans have the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV is the major cause of cervical cancer, which kills about 250,000 women worldwide each year. In the United States, cervical cancer will be diagnosed in about 12,000 women this year, and 4,000 will die, the CDC says. Women get Pap smears to detect cervical cancer and now have the option of preventing it with a vaccine. Gardasil, developed by Merck, works to protect against four strains of HPV, including two connected to 70 percent of cervical cancers.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/05/par.vaccine.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/05/par.vaccine.kids/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Katie Shutters's 13-month-old daughter, Averie, was born, she followed the recommended vaccine schedule for two months. Then she did some research and decided to hold off on additional shots until Averie turned 9 months old. "I liked the idea of my breast milk giving her the immunities she needs and allowing her body to work for her instead of some medicine," says the stay-at-home mom from Indianapolis, Indiana. "She isn't in daycare, and we don't travel overseas. I had concerns about injecting her for no reason."Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:12:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1851217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe global economic turmoil is likely to take its toll on AIDS research funding and add to the problems plaguing the search for a vaccine against the virus, scientists warned TuesdayThu, 16 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/09/gardasil.teenagers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/09/gardasil.teenagers/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848648,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1848648,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAbout one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported ThursdayThu, 09 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847794,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847794,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new study suggests they don't, but experts say that on balance flu shots are still worth gettingTue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/24/flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/24/flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAll children 6 months to 18 years old should receive the flu vaccine this year, federal officials said Monday, offering protection to an additional 30 million children.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFar too few Americans get their flu shots each winter, the government is warning as it calls for a record number to line up for inoculations this year -- including 30 million more school-age childrenWed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1841331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as wellMon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/03/measles.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/03/measles.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine causes neither autism nor gastrointestinal disorders, a study reported Wednesday, disputing a theory that has persisted for a decade.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1834690,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new reportThu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/05/fauci.hiv.column/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/05/fauci.hiv.column/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, more than 25,000 people from the global HIV/AIDS community are in Mexico City, Mexico, attending the XVII International AIDS Conference. I am pleased to be among them.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824467,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1824467,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPlans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said ThursdayFri, 18 Jul 2008 21:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/07/cervical.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/07/07/cervical.cancer.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is coming under fresh scrutiny amid thousands of complaints linking it to a range of health problems.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1818099,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA federal advisory panel has endorsed a second vaccine to combat a common and potentially fatal virus that causes diarrhea and vomiting in childrenThu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816507,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMerck's drug against HPV has been a boon to the company but is facing growing grass-roots oppositionThu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/06/19/ep.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/06/19/ep.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive years ago, Kathye Petters-Armitage's first child received the exact vaccinations on the exact schedule recommended by her pediatrician.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813727,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1813727,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists reportWed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809403,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1809403,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA woman whose child carried the virus back from Europe urges education about vaccinationSun, 25 May 2008 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsParents are opting out of shots for their kids. What the science says about the risks--and what you should doWed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/12/autism.vaccine.case/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/05/12/autism.vaccine.case/index.html#cnnSTCTextTestimony resumed Monday in a long-running case involving thousands of children with autism that their parents contend was triggered by an early childhood vaccination.Mon, 12 May 2008 20:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739392,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1739392,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAttorneys will attempt to show that vaccines with the thimerosal preservative triggers symptoms of autismMon, 12 May 2008 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/05/05/hm.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/05/05/hm.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree months before she gave birth last year, Diana Simpson, a dental hygienist in Davison, Michigan, started coughing uncontrollably. The pain in her throat and chest was unbearable.Tue, 06 May 2008 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1736547,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1736547,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Food and Drug Administration has ordered Merck & Co. to correct numerous manufacturing deficiencies at its main vaccine plant, the latest in a string of setbacks for the drugmakerThu, 01 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733987,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1733987,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPolio cases have nearly doubled this year in the West African nation of Nigeria as officials struggle to fight various natural strains of the virus as well as an outbreak set off by the polio vaccine itself three years agoTue, 22 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731835,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThis year's flu season has shaped up to be the worst in three years, partly because the vaccine didn't work well against the viruses that made most people sickThu, 17 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/04/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/mccarthy.autsimtreatment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/02/mccarthy.autsimtreatment/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn light of the recent Hannah Poling decision, in which the federal court conceded that vaccines could have contributed to her autism, we think the tide is finally turning in the direction of parents like us who have been shouting concerns from our rooftops for years.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/cdc.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe parents of a 9-year-old girl with autism said Thursday that their assertion that her illness was caused by childhood vaccines has been vindicated by the federal government's decision to compensate them.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:31:00 EDT