Why It's Important to Be Up to Date on Vaccines
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Learn why vaccinations are important for kids and the community, and what to do if you missed a vaccine and need to get back on track.
Division of Infectious Diseases News and Updates
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What to Do If You Suspect the Flu
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Your child is complaining of a sore throat and body aches. They have a fever. It seems like they might be coming down with the flu. What should you do?
Why You Should Get Your Flu Shots Early This Year (and Every Year)!
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An attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia clears up common misconceptions about the flu shot.
Keeping Safe From Bug-Borne Illnesses
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When it comes to mosquito- and tick-borne illness, know the symptoms and practice bug bite prevention to keep your family safe.
CHOP Researchers Show that IgA Fine Tunes the Body’s Interactions with Microbes
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CHOP researchers have shown that IgA acts as a “tuner” that regulates the number of microbes the body sees every day, restraining a systemic immune response.
CHOP and Penn Researchers Find 1 in 5 Pregnant Women Lack Measles Antibodies
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Since infants rely on antibodies passed from mother to baby during pregnancy, the findings suggest a need for alternative strategies for boosting infant immunity in the event of an outbreak.
How to Prevent and Treat the Stomach Flu
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Can you really prevent the norovirus from infecting your family? Yes! A CHOP physician and infection prevention expert explains how.
My Child Has a Fever: What Should I Do?
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Pediatricians want you to know this: Nothing has changed about how you should manage a fever.
Stopping the Flu/COVID-19 Collision
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How can your family avoid a possible double whammy of COVID-19 and the flu? Get your family's flu shots as soon as possible.
Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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Why the COVID-19 vaccine is safe and why children and teenagers need it now.