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A fourth Covid vaccine is cleared for use in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Tuesday that a newly authorized vaccine from Novavax be used as…
Monkeypox: What we know about the outbreak, vaccinations and treatments
Health officials around the world are racing to curb an outbreak of monkeypox cases that has swelled into the thousands, deploying both…
A sharp global drop in childhood vaccinations during the pandemic threatens the…
Millions of children around the world, most of them in the poorest countries, missed some or all of their childhood…
Low demand for young kids’ Covid vaccines is alarming doctors
States where parents have hesitated to inoculate their children against Covid-19 are now ordering fewer doses of the vaccines for…
FDA authorizes Novavax’s Covid vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized Novavax’s protein-based Covid vaccine for adults, providing Americans with an alternative to the mRNA-based…
7 of your most pressing monkeypox vaccine questions, answered
The worldwide monkeypox outbreak that began in early May has so far led to more than 7,500 infections in 57 countries, with more…
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is increasing around the world
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rose globally during 2021 even during a time of uneven vaccine distribution, according to a new study published earlier…
Colorado’s monkeypox strategy is different than COVID, but hurdles are similar
DENVER — The Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is standing up vaccine clinics for monkeypox. The state’s overall…
‘All-In-One’ Vaccine Could Protect Against Future Covid-19 Variants, Researchers Say
An “all-in-one” vaccine currently in development could protect people from future Covid-19 variants, as well as SARS, MERS and new…
Dominant omicron subvariants better at evading vaccines, antibody treatments
The latest omicron subvariants — including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the United States…
Is a universal flu vaccine within reach?
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have begun testing an experimental universal flu vaccine. A universal vaccine would be more effective and…
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign
Clinics nationwide will begin offering vaccinations against monkeypox to anyone who may have been exposed to the virus, federal health…
FDA advisory panel recommends Omicron-containing booster shots
Meetings of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccines advisory committee are never dull affairs. Drenched in data, maybe, but never…
In 1st year of pandemic, COVID vaccines saved 20M lives
In a recent study published in The Lancet journal, researchers at Imperial College London quantified the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019…
Babies, Toddlers & the COVID Shot: An Expert Answers Your Questions
After a very long wait, babies, toddlers and preschoolers can now get COVID-19 shots. Many parents may feel relief, but…