The LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Health Districts are offering free Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) vaccines to ...

Dr. Yancey says the rumor that you get "better" immunity from catching a disease is false. "A vaccine is an early warning ...

East Tennessee floodwaters are filled with debris, and they could be carrying diseases and other health risks in the ...

Dr. Paul Offit says declining immunization rates are partly the result of COVID-19 shot mandates, which many viewed as ...

Five individuals in Whitman County were diagnosed with a case of pertussis, or whooping cough, as of Tuesday, according to ...

Five individuals in Whitman County were diagnosed with a case of pertussis, or whooping cough, as of Tuesday, according to ...

As of November 2023, here are the current CDC guidelines: Vaccines the CDC recommends prior to every trip include those for chickenpox (varicella), Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis ... It spreads when an ...

A pediatrician's office in Newport is helping people in the county who have been without water for nearly a week after ...

The risk of tetanus infection is also higher in people who have diabetes, are immunocompromised, or above 70 years in age. For adults and teens, the vaccines Td (tetanus and diphtheria) or Tdap ...

As of Sept. 21, 1,058 cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported in the state this year, nearly ...

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

Throughout the country the numbers of people contracting pertussis, aka whooping cough, have skyrocketed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 14,569 cases of pertussis so far this ...