Nineteen-year-old Joe Heck in his Selden home with his mother Elena, a nurse practitioner on March 20. He needs a walker to ...

Getting cuts while cooking or gardening is pretty common, so you may not give it much thought. But if it involves a rusty object, you may think about the tetanus vaccine. Yes, it is the same shot that ...

Starting next week, the Department of Health will be hosting immunization events at Orange County middle schools. Officials ...

Tetanus is a rare but potentially dangerous ... the DTaP vaccine can cause the entire arm or leg to swell. Babies and young children will require up to five DTaP shots, and the swelling is more ...

Pertussis causes Whooping Cough which can be fatal for infants and children. It can cause a severe coughing illness in adults. Td Vaccine is the vaccine for diphtheria and tetanus. Some side effects ...

Measles outbreaks in the U.S. in 2025 underscore the impacts of vaccine hesitancy as health officials combat misinformation about the MMR vaccine.

The Mississippi State Department of Health will provide free Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccinations and birth ...

The tetanus shot is such a vaccine. Tetanus is a disease caused by toxins created by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. The vaccine conditions the body's immune system to eliminate these toxins.

Vaccination plays a crucial role in protecting children from life-threatening diseases, preventing long-term health ...