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Influenza vaccinations are usually an afterthought for most people. Despite the easy availability of the shots, fewer than 40% of Americans get them in any one year - never mind that flu kills some 36,000 of us annually. But this flu season is likely to be different. Thanks to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Should Get Swine Flu Shots First? | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

The problem is, there won't be enough vaccine to inoculate all 300 million of us right away, and that means health officials have to prioritize. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified the groups that should get the very first doses, and the list did...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Should Get Swine Flu Shots First? | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

The new strategy is a variation on what's called herd immunity - the idea that even if you can't vaccinate an entire population, you can achieve nearly complete disease control by vaccinating at least the overwhelming portion of it. That's because every inoculated person serves as a sort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Should Get Swine Flu Shots First? | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

As GlaxoSmithKline prepares to launch its own HPV vaccine in the U.S. and states continue to debate mandated immunizations, some doctors are taking a wait-and-see approach. "It's too early to begin to make decisions about mandates," says Dr. Joseph Bocchini, who chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study Suggests HPV Vaccine Is Safe, but Doctors Wary | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

Read "Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine?"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study Suggests HPV Vaccine Is Safe, but Doctors Wary | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

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