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Children's Health RSV Vaccine Combo

Dangerous respiratory virus may have found its nemesis

RSV kills 200,000 young children worldwide each year, but new combo vaccine holds promise of prevention.

  • By: Randy Dotinga, HealthDay
  • August 17, 2015
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Pregnancy & Childbirth Vitamin K Vaccine and Newborns

Vaccines and newborns—what you need to know

Anti-vaccine trend has parents shunning newborns' vitamin shot, but doing so can lead to dangerous internal bleeding.

  • By: Amy Norton, HealthDay
  • July 11, 2015
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Children's Health Preteen Vaccines

Whooping cough booster loses oomph

Research reveals that a booster shot of the whooping cough vaccine given to preteens loses a large measure of effectiveness within a few years.

  • By: Alan Mozes, HealthDay
  • May 7, 2015
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