Vaccine News
Colorado prepares for end of COVID pandemic federal health emergency
Colorado is preparing for the end of the COVID pandemic federal health emergency which expires on May 11. The state…
Moving the Needle
Recent discussions around the mass distribution and application of vaccines, long a stalwart of public health programs, have mainly targeted…
No more free test kits, less data: What the end of the…
Starting this week, at-home tests for COVID-19 will no longer be free, but other changes from the end of the…
FDA approves world’s first RSV vaccine, a shot for adults ages 60…
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the world’s first RSV vaccine: a shot for adults ages 60 and…
One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years
A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering…
How Each COVID-19 Variant Impacts Children Differently
Though the Omicron variant caused the most symptoms in pediatric patients, there were no differences in adverse outcomes by COVID-19…
CDC eases certain Covid-19 vaccine requirements for international travelers to US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still requiring international visitors boarding flights to the United States to…
Vaccination Overload: Is There a Limit to How Many Shots You Can…
Ever since vaccines were invented and introduced, childhood deaths from infectious diseases have plummeted drastically. If vaccines didn’t exist, we…
The Importance Of Vaccinating Every Child
67 million children missed out on critical vaccines in the past three years UNICEF renewed its commitment to ensure that every…
CDC advisory panel backs changes to Covid vaccination policy
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy informally endorsed a plan Wednesday…
Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the…
The Biden administration plans to spend more than $1 billion on a new program to offer free coronavirus shots to…
HPV can cause numerous kinds of cancer, yet many people don’t realize…
A majority of Americans are unaware that HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., can cause a…
How Often Should People Get COVID Boosters?
Many people in the U.S. who are fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID have been waiting—eagerly in some cases—to receive…
COVID: $5 billion investment for new vaccines and treatments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is looking to the future of Covid-19 as the country enters a…
Bacterial meningitis is in Colorado’s headlines. Here’s what you should know about…
The death of an Eaglecrest High School teacher over the weekend from symptoms consistent with bacterial meningitis – which prompted the school…