Read the latest positive news, breakthroughs, and inspiring stories about vaccine access, curated daily by BrightWire.
While most pediatric practices turn away families who question vaccine schedules, some Massachusetts doctors are keeping their doors open to have honest conversations. Their approach is building trust instead of walls.
A tetanus-diphtheria vaccine that stays effective for two years without refrigeration has passed its first human safety trial. The breakthrough could help vaccines reach millions in remote areas where keeping medicines cold is nearly impossible.
By piggybacking malaria vaccine reminders onto trusted medicine delivery visits, Nigeria helped mothers like Aisha Bello protect their children without traveling kilometers in the rain. The result: malaria cases dropped from 13.6% to just 1.7% in one state.
California health officials are encouraging at-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox as case rates have more than quadrupled compared to last year. The vaccine provides strong protection against both strains of the virus, and most new infections are happening in unvaccinated people.
West African countries just unveiled a historic roadmap to ensure everyone can access Lassa fever vaccines once they're approved. With the first vaccine expected within five years, the region is preparing now so no one gets left behind.