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U.S. health regulators approved the expansion of Pfizer Inc's blockbuster Prevnar vaccine for use in adults 50 and older...

Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline are increasing sales of cut-price pneumonia vaccine to developing countries by more than 50 percent,...

Pfizer Inc won expert backing for using its blockbuster vaccine in adults to fight pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases...

U.S. drug reviewers said Pfizer's Prevnar 13 vaccine was effective for protecting adults over age 50 from pneumococcal infections,...

Pfizer Inc, the world's largest drug maker, aims to push sales of its Prevenar vaccine for children beyond large Chinese...

The GAVI international immunizations group said on Tuesday it had agreed more than 50 new deals to fund potentially life-saving...

European regulators recommended approval of Pfizer Inc's Prevenar 13 vaccine for immunization of adults aged 50 years and...

Despite some public concerns about vaccine safety, more young children are getting immunized in the United States for preventable...

A U.S. presidential commission will release on Monday its findings on a government research project that deliberately infected...

After a close review of more than 1,000 research studies, a federal panel of experts has concluded that vaccines cause very...

If you're getting a drug injection for macular degeneration or another eye condition, a new study suggests you might want...

The parents of four Nigerian children who died during a 1996 meningitis outbreak in a case involving accusations of wrongful...

High fevers and other potentially serious symptoms in infants should not be written off as normal signs of teething, according...

A cheap new meningitis vaccine designed to treat a type of the disease common in Africa could significantly reduce or even...

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger had the lowest number of meningitis A cases in an epidemic season this year after the introduction...

Bill Gates called on Tuesday for strengthened immunization programs against infectious diseases to save 4 million lives by...

Bill Gates called on Tuesday for strengthened immunization programs against infectious diseases to save 4 million lives by...

A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry found no direct link between vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis...

Japan's health ministry has halted the use of vaccines made by Pfizer Inc and Sanofi-Aventis SA to prevent meningitis and...

Pfizer Inc said it has settled all outstanding lawsuits involving accusations that it tested the experimental antibiotic...

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is helping partners in China improve child vaccines, roll out faster TB detection kits...

A rise in global funding for research into neglected diseases needs to be matched by a continued focus on delivering practical...

A childhood vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria introduced in 2000 hasn't made a visible dent in the disease, U.S....

A new vaccine to protect against pneumonia, the world's leading killer of children under five, was launched in Kenya on Monday,...

Children will be better protected against pneumonia and other infections caused by the pneumococcus bacterium with this year's...

A joint venture between U.S. drugmaker Merck and Britain's Wellcome Trust charity said on Monday it is working on an oral...

A new vaccine against the most deadly forms of pneumonia, one of the world's biggest killers of children, will be launched...

More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunization...

A panel of federal vaccine experts narrowly voted to add a booster dose of a meningitis vaccine to teens at age 16. The Advisory...

Ibrahim Bello says he can earn $23 in two hours extracting gold from the ground, more than he can make in two months from...