Why newborns need a vitamin K shot
A one-time vitamin K injection protects infants from potentially life-threatening bleeding and strokes.
Infectious Disease
Rotavirus cases are rising. Here’s how to protect your child.
As childhood vaccination rates fall, more rotavirus infections are being reported.
What is hantavirus, and should you be worried?
Hantavirus is a rare but severe disease. Despite the current outbreak in the Dutch cruise ship, the risk to the general public is low.
Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks
Doctors and researchers fear that as vaccination rates drop and measles spreads in the U.S., cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a debilitating complication, will also rise here.

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Por qué es importante la vacuna contra el tétanos
La vacunación tiene una eficacia de casi el 100 por ciento para prevenir el tétanos, una enfermedad dolorosa que puede ser mortal.

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