Vaccine News
COVID-19 vaccination data shows troubling inequities persist
Despite the widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines since December 2020, sociodemographic inequities in vaccination rates—and preventable COVID-related deaths—have persisted. A…
COVID-19 vaccines: CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a shot…
In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19. In spring 2020, the federal government declared a nationwide…
Covid vaccines cut risk of virus-related heart failure and blood clots, study…
Covid vaccinations substantially reduce the risk of heart failure and potentially dangerous blood clots linked to the infection for up…
Why Do Some Vaccines Work Better Than Others?
If someone is vaccinated against the measles virus, they likely won’t get measles. If someone is vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, there’s…
No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would…
Over the past year, I have watched many children die of measles. In the final stages, little lungs, filled with…
Vaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system
Why would a mother reject safe, potentially lifesaving vaccines for her child? Popular writing on vaccine skepticism often denigrates white and…
Start Discussing the HPV Vaccine Before It’s Due
More clinicians need to be discussing the HPV vaccination with their patients and parents, and starting early could improve vaccination…
Measles outbreak raises concerns about drop in vaccinations
There were 58 reported cases of measles in the U.S. during all of 2023. But there’s already been 41 cases…
What Happened When a Man Got 217 COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines have been key to controlling the pandemic, but researchers in Germany report on one man who took the…
Covid-19 increases risk of developing autoimmune disease, but vaccination helps, large study…
Having Covid-19 increases a person’s risk of developing an autoimmune disease in the year after infection, a large study out…
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases – and…
“You don’t count your children until the measles has passed.” Dr. Samuel Katz, one of the pioneers of the first measles…
CDC finds flu shots 42% effective this season, better than some recent…
This season’s influenza vaccines have been 42% effective so far, according to a new interim estimate from the Centers for…
Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Americans 65 and older should get another dose of the updated vaccine…
CDC braces for shortage after tetanus shot discontinued, issues new guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to conserve shots of a kind of tetanus vaccine, as…
Major COVID vaccine study finds heart risks are rare — and the…
Even while the COVID-19 vaccines have been hailed as one of the greatest achievements in modern science, they have been…