"Vaccines are a safe and effective way that individuals can protect themselves, their families and our community against many ...

Gavi is a public-private partnership including WHO, UNICEF, the Gates Foundation and the World Bank, and it is estimated that ...

Diphtheria was first named in 1826, but it has existed for a lot longer. It used to be a major problem in the U.S. until the vaccine was developed and put into use in the 1920s.

Edo State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole has disclosed that three (3) deaths have been recorded from Diphtheria ...

For many Nigerian children, a routine vaccine can mean the difference between life and death. Yet, thousands remain unprotected, as diphtheria, a preventable ...

What is DTaP, Tdap vaccine? DTaP and Tdap are combination vaccines that protect against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough. DTaP is given to infants and young children, whereas Tdap is ...

The diphtheria vaccine is part of the pentavalent vaccine, and the toxoid is given as part of this vaccine to children. So, most of those who got infected were not vaccinated.

On Wednesday, RFK Jr announced the US would stop funding the global vaccine alliance, Gavi, because he claimed that “when the ...

Edo State is witnessing a rise in suspected diphtheria cases, raising alarm over an apparent shortage of vaccines to contain ...

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that the largest diphtheria epidemic in Western Europe for 70 years, which broke out in 2022 among migrants and in 2023 spread to ...

Diphtheria was the least likely disease to become reestablished. “Any of these diseases, under the right conditions, could come back,” says coauthor Nathan Lo, ...

The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole at the weekend confirmed that three persons have died out of the ...