Vaccines

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

41 percent of Americans don't plan on getting their flu shots this year

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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Last flu season was deadliest in four decades

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CDC says get a flu shot before the end of October

Prenatal whooping cough vaccine does not increase risk of autism, study says

Cancer Research

Penn's tumor vaccine shows promise to fight cancer in early tests

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Vaccine denial – 'a big problem' – among topics at weeklong Penn Teach-In

Report: In Philadelphia, HPV vaccination rate lags behind other youth vaccines

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Philadelphia children receiving CDC-recommended vaccines in greater numbers

Here's why we're all going to get the flu

Penn study pinpoints why last year's flu shot was a dud

A lot of the internet’s anti-vaxxers are coming from Pennsylvania's affluent communities, study shows

Thomas Jefferson University gets $30M contract to develop Ebola vaccine

Don't let autism-fearing hipster millennials kill off dog vaccinations

New veterinary health company HQ to provide 200 tech jobs in South Jersey

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Study: Doctors, patients more likely to approve flu vaccine when given electronic prompts

Penn researcher granted $16.3 million toward HIV vaccine development

Penn-led Zika vaccine candidate shows long-lasting protection with one dose

In search of a vaccine to vanquish the plague

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Promising Penn study refines animal model for HIV vaccine development

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Vaccination film pulled from Tribeca Film Festival will debut in Philadelphia

CHOP releases vaccine-themed video game for kids

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HPV infections plummeted after vaccine introduced, CDC study finds

Drexel researchers say scientists need to engage more with anti-vaccine groups

Three N.J. employees fired for objecting to company's flu prevention policy

Merck: Experimental Ebola vaccine has '100 percent efficacy'

Inhalable, needle-free Ebola vaccine to be tested on humans

1 in 5 millennials think vaccines cause autism: Survey

Vaccines

Doctors turn away unvaccinated children

New Jersey in Top 5 for preschooler measles vaccination rate

Measles

Teen HPV vaccine does not spur riskier sex

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