Children may require up to 25 vaccine doses within their first two years of life to proactively prevent diseases, thereby reducing severe illness and mortality rates from infectious diseases.

Mr. Phuong's family in Hoang Mai ward, Hanoi, runs air purifiers all week and gets vaccinated to prevent respiratory illnesses amidst pollution.

Pneumococcus, group A streptococcus, meningococcus, diphtheria, and staphylococcus aureus commonly reside in the nasopharynx, capable of causing disease when immunity is weakened.

Moving beyond treating illnesses as they arise, a prevention model centered on lifelong vaccination is seen as key to fostering healthier communities.

Experts address common questions regarding the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, including why infants need it even if their mothers do not have hepatitis B, and why vaccination should not be delayed until two months of age.

Brazil approves the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, aiming to prevent outbreaks in the nation and its hard-to-reach Amazonian regions.

The world recorded approximately 95,000 measles deaths in 2024, the lowest level since 2000, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).