While the Salk vaccine mostly eliminated polio in Virginia, a surprise outbreak led to a new push for immunization in ...

In a nutshell At current vaccination rates, measles could become endemic in the US again within 21 years, with researchers ...

Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from ...

The 1950s was a turning point for polio. Amid deadly outbreaks, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that saved countless lives ...

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

Officials say gunmen have shot and killed two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwestern Pakistan ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

Seventy years ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed the course of public health forever. On April 12, 1955, the world ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan began Monday a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 45 million children from polio ... has awarded Washington State University with ...