A Nov. 15 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes side-by-side images of a child infected with smallpox and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - IMVAMUNE, a third-generation smallpox vaccine, can be safely given to people infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, with comparable effectiveness, research ...

On May 8, 1980, forty-five years ago, the World Health Organization, a part of the United Nations, announced that officials had eradicated smallpox from the world’s population. The last case occurred ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

On Thursday, the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) antiviral treatment TEPOXX (tecovirimat 200 mg capsules) for smallpox, mpox, cowpox, as well as ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A soldier newly vaccinated against smallpox infected a woman with the virus used to make the shot, causing a painful genital infection, U.S. health experts said on Thursday. The ...

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