Vaccine News
What was childhood like before vaccines?
In the 19th century, it was incredibly dangerous to be a child. As of 1900, about 18 percent, or nearly one…
Colorado is not immune to anti-vaccine sentiment
The Texas measles outbreak has drawn renewed attention to declining vaccination rates nationwide, and Coloradans should be among the most concerned. With…
CDPHE: Check your measles vaccine status ahead of spring break
With measles cases rising nationwide and spring break travel approaching, Colorado health officials recommend people check their vaccination status ahead…
Colorado officials encourage measles vaccination as cases elsewhere in the U.S. surge
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is urging Coloradans to protect themselves with the measles, mumps, and…
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a…
A child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S….
FDA vaccine meeting abruptly canceled. Meeting was to determine 2025-2026 influenza vaccine…
FDA abruptly cancels flu shot meeting. There are no plans to reschedule so far. On Wednesday afternoon, members of the…
Here’s what a measles outbreak looks like
Thanks to successful vaccination campaigns, most Americans today have never experienced a measles outbreak. So when they see news that…
Measles outbreaks rise to nearly 100 cases between Texas and New Mexico.…
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties, the state health department posted online Friday,…
Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine…
A measles outbreak in West Texas is continuing to spread. And with kindergarten vaccination rates dipping across the country, more communities…
For families with sick kids, the rise of vaccine hesitancy could be…
Colleen Thomas’ son was born missing a part of his immune system. The Indiana mother didn’t know that immediately, but…
Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
The Trump administration has directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory…
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to…
To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a special promise to a U.S….
Colorado has “very high” flu activity but not as bad as the…
The flu is widespread in Colorado, but the virus hasn’t hit the state nearly as hard as some others. Nationwide,…
RFK Jr. is now HHS Secretary. What comes next?
Well, it’s official—RFK Jr. is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the department that oversees everything from…
Texas measles outbreak doubles, to 48 cases
The number of measles cases in an outbreak in the South Plains region of northern Texas has grown from 24…