Vaccine News
Biden administration will end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
The Biden administration will end both the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency on May 11, the White House informed Congress on Monday…
Covid-19 is a leading cause of death for children in the US,…
Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study published Monday….
An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy
A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on a proposal to simplify the nation’s strategy…
FDA doesn’t see increased risk of stroke for seniors who received Pfizer’s…
The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t found an increased risk of stroke for seniors who’ve received Pfizer’s omicron booster shot, a federal…
To Sway the Unvaccinated, Latino Teens Deputized as Health Educators
Classmates often stop Alma Gallegos as she makes her way down the bustling hallways of Theodore Roosevelt High School in…
COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for kids, according to new data
A mountain of data says they are safe and effective. Two doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among school-aged children…
With cancer rates falling, new research credits the HPV vaccine. Here’s why…
Cancer rates have fallen by as much as 33% in the U.S. over the last three decades, according to a…
Vaccines Save Lives, But Misinformation Dies Hard
I keep getting into debates with people about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. I’m not talking about anti-vaxxers (though…
1 case of measles confirmed in Kentucky, health officials urge vaccination
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky, according to state, although the specific location is unknown. In a…
Vaccinated women well protected against severe COVID-19 symptoms, complications during pregnancy
The global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has today…
RSV vaccine: Moderna, Pfizer start a new FDA approval race
The Covid vaccine is here to stay after a development process that broke the record books at both Moderna and Pfizer, but a…
Decreasing rates of childhood immunization are a major concern. Our medical analyst…
Vaccine rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are decreasing among US children, according to a new study from the US Centers…
Colorado health department to begin texting parents whose children need COVID vaccine
Effective now, parents of elementary school-aged children can expect a text message from the Colorado health department if their kids…
‘This is alarming’: Childhood vaccination rates drop as measles and polio outbreaks…
Immunization rates for measles, polio and other diseases once again dropped among kindergartners last school year, a trend public health officials warn puts kids…
Seniors shrug off White House urgent pleas to get vaccinated as new…
State and federal health officials are frustrated that thousands of seniors have landed in the hospital with Covid-19 since the…