Together, these maps tell the story of vaccination campaigns across Africa and their effectiveness at reducing active cases ...

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for January 10, with notable births and deaths of people ...

After over a year and a half of lockdowns, face coverings and now mask mandates, the American notion of freedom has been ...

The vaccines subsector received a big fillip from Covid, but its potential extends far beyond combating pandemics. Dr Mike ...

From eradicating smallpox to battling the COVID-19 pandemic, these vaccine pioneers have helped make colossal strides in ...

Revolutionary-era smallpox, the still-mysterious ignition of the Black Death, a modern measles outbreak shaped by community identity and distrust, and the promise of genetics to build safer drugs—a ...

A Nov. 15 Facebook post from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes side-by-side images of a child infected with smallpox and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for ...

Monkeypox and smallpox are viral diseases from the Poxviridae family with distinct symptoms and treatments. Smallpox was eradicated in 1980 through vaccination efforts. Monkeypox presents with fever, ...

SINGAPORE – Most older Singaporeans who were born in or before 1980 and were vaccinated against smallpox in childhood would have fairly good protection against mpox. As smallpox and mpox are both ...

Throughout the course of human history, one infectious disease (Figure 1) may account for more deaths than any other, perhaps all others combined. Smallpox mortality falls between 20% and 50%. Until ...

By: David Heymann, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre on Universal Health at Chatham House, London.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...