A new study from the Boston University (BU) School of Public Health found that 53% of dog owners expressed some Canine vaccine hesitancy (CVH) about protecting their pets from disease.
This study highlights real-world concerns, as about 45% of US households own a dog.
Pre-published in August, this September 22, 2023 analysis considers the prevalence of CVH among dog owners. As Table 3 demonstrates, a significant minority of dog owners consider vaccines administered to dogs to be unsafe (37%), ineffective (22%), and/or unnecessary (30%).

With over thirty-one countries reporting various poliovirus outbreaks in 2023, the goal of eradicating polio this year has become evasive.
Last year, the total number of poliomyelitis samples collected in countries with poliovirus transmission was 12,259 from 40  countries, an increase from 2021.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) recently shared its decade-long perspective on polio eradication. When the IMB was formed, more than 90% of the burden of paralytic polio worldwide had been reduced.

With over thirty-one countries reporting various poliovirus outbreaks in 2023, the goal of eradicating polio this year has become evasive.
Last year, the total number of poliomyelitis samples collected in countries with poliovirus transmission was 12,259 from 40  countries, an increase from 2021.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) recently shared its decade-long perspective on polio eradication. When the IMB was formed, more than 90% of the burden of paralytic polio worldwide had been reduced.

After three and a half years after the SARS-CoV-2 betacoronavirus began infecting people, 183 separate vaccines have entered clinical development.
Given this unprecedented response by vaccine developers, it could easily be assumed that COVID-19 vaccines have revealed all there is to know.
However, in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Gustavo Dayan and colleagues report the results of a phase 3 efficacy trial of a bivalent protein-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, offering new insights into vaccine-mediated protection against COVID-19.

When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its latest Travel Health Notice regarding countries reporting poliovirus detections.
Outbreak countries have stopped indigenous wild poliovirus but are experiencing re-infection either through the importation of wild or vaccine-derived poliovirus from another country or the emergence and circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus.

In this World Health Organization (WHO) global respiratory update, influenza surveillance continues to be modest as the Northern Hemisphere prepares for the 2023-2024 flu season.
The WHO's Influenza Update N° 453 reported that in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, including the United States, indicators of influenza activity were reported at low levels or below the seasonal threshold in most reporting countries.

As the Fall and Winter virus season approaches the USA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reaffirmed vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death. 

As the United States transitions from a government-funded COVID-19 vaccination program to commercial offerings, over 25 million adults may have limited access to no-cost COVID-19 vaccines.
To address this significant vaccine-equity issue, the U.S. CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today presented the temporary  Bridge Access Program.

In the United States, the annual flu season is just starting at the same time U.S. government agencies are expected to announce recommendations for new COVID-19 vaccines.
As millions of people approach their trusted pharmacists for a flu shot, many wonder if the coadministration of a COVID-19 vaccine is safe and efficacious.
A new Original Investigation published by the peer-reviewed journal The JAMA Open Network on September 8, 2023, offered reassuring news for older adults.

While most people assume most rabies deaths are a result of a dog bit, bats are actually the leading cause of rabies deaths in people in the United States. 
Rabies can spread to people from bats after minor, seemingly unimportant, or unrecognized bites or scratches.
Exposure to rabid bats is the leading cause of rabies in humans in the U.S., accounting for 70% of people who become infected, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, dog bites are causing increasing deaths in the U.S.