FDA Chief on H5N1: 'We Have to Be Ready' Commissioner also detailed plans for "largest reorganization" in agency's history May 08, 2024
Most Pregnant Women With HIV Don't Get Recommended Vaccinations Antenatal vaccines are "of utmost importance" in immunocompromising conditions like HIV May 02, 2024
New Lineage of Mpox Found in Congo's Biggest Outbreak Raises Concern Virus is adapting and could cause consequential outbreaks, expert suggests May 02, 2024
Most Expectant Moms Say They're Likely to Get Maternal RSV Vaccine But one in five soon-to-be parents said they had never even heard of RSV, survey finds Apr 25, 2024
COVID Vaccine Study Finds Small Signal of Seizure Risk in Young Kids Data largely reassuring, but seizure finding requires further evaluation, experts say Apr 24, 2024
COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People Only "traces" of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people Apr 23, 2024
Is There a Vaccine for H5N1 Influenza? And how quickly could it be deployed should it be needed? Apr 22, 2024
Rotavirus: Then and Now Many pediatric hospital residents "have never seen a case of rotavirus," said Paul Offit, MD Apr 18, 2024
Rotavirus Still Ranks High as Cause of Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Recent research sheds light on how the virus can cause such severe symptoms Apr 18, 2024
Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke Apr 16, 2024
Novel Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial Fourfold seroconversion rate of 100% in all active vaccine groups Apr 16, 2024
Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said Apr 15, 2024
CDC: COVID Vax Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adults Mortality from vaccine-related myocarditis not supported by Oregon death records Apr 11, 2024
Dramatic Rise in U.S. Measles Cases Threatens Elimination Status, CDC Says Seven outbreaks have occurred already in the first quarter of 2024 Apr 11, 2024
Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical Apr 04, 2024
Bird Flu: 'We Are All Over It,' CDC Director Says A dip in routine vaccinations and a rise in measles cases also are on the agency's radar Apr 03, 2024
Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?! Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots Mar 29, 2024
COVID's Silver Lining; 'I Could Kill Someone'; Measles or MMR Detection? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 29, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene. Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
Another Trader Joe's Recall; CDC Measles Alert; Agency Tackles Health Worker Burnout Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 19, 2024
Electronic Nudges to Get the Flu Shot Fall Short for Vax Rates, Outcomes More intensive interventions are likely needed to improve flu vaccine uptake Mar 18, 2024
How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth Mar 13, 2024
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count Mar 12, 2024
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by staff Mar 11, 2024
Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season The vaccines were around 40% effective against severe illness for adults, 60% for kids Mar 01, 2024
CDC Monitoring Rare Neurologic Events After RSV Vaccination Cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in vaccinated older adults slightly higher than background rates Feb 29, 2024
ACIP: Chikungunya Vaccine Recommended for Some Travelers, Lab Workers Older adults traveling to areas of potential spread should also consider getting the vaccine Feb 29, 2024
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say High hospitalization rates, low vaccine uptake behind decision Feb 28, 2024
The Misleading Headlines Behind the New COVID Vaccine Safety Study The study just confirms what we already knew Feb 28, 2024
Florida Defies CDC Amid Measles Outbreak, Says Unvaccinated Kids Can Attend School CDC advises that unvaccinated students stay home from school for 3 weeks after exposure Feb 23, 2024
Shingrix Tied to Higher Risk of Ophthalmic Shingles Recurrence Patients with a history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus who get the vaccine need careful monitoring Feb 15, 2024
Ebola Vaccine Given Post-Infection Protects Against Death Study reinforces importance of vaccinating at-risk groups as early as possible, authors say Feb 13, 2024
More Evidence Maternal COVID Vaccination Safe for Newborns Lower mortality rate, fewer brain lesions in vaccine-exposed neonates, study found Feb 06, 2024
Here's How Effective the Latest COVID-19 Shots Are for Adults Effectiveness of the 2023-2024 vaccine lands at 54% for symptomatic cases Feb 01, 2024
