Vaccine News
Making — and muddling — the case for mask and vaccine mandates
We are witnessing the Great Unmasking, with masks mandates falling faster, even, than plummeting Omicron caseloads. Dozens of states are…
How long does protective immunity against COVID-19 last after infection or vaccination? Two immunologists…
As the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 took hold across the globe in late 2021, it became readily apparent that the pandemic had…
Influencers played outsized role in pushing anti-vax conspiracies
A new report from a broad range of disinformation experts finds influencers across many topics — wellness, politics and religion — were…
2 big reasons America’s booster rates are lagging
The US has a booster problem. Less than half of all American adults — 42 percent — say they have received an…
Polio, chickenpox, measles, now COVID. A history of vaccine mandates
The rapid spread of omicron across the nation — and the finding that vaccines continue to provide strong protection against…
Time between Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines can be up to 8…
The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines may be as long as eight…
Experts worry a lack of data is obscuring which kids aren’t getting…
Experts worry a lack of data may be obscuring where to target strategies for vaccinating kids of color, who disproportionately suffer severe…
ACIP 2022 Child/Adolescent Immunization Schedule: What’s New?
On February 17, 2022, the updated Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule was released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
Who might benefit from a 4th shot — and who might not
Why a fourth shot is — or isn’t — necessary At this point, one thing about the pandemic is clear:…
COVID-19: talk of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ lets governments off the hook
With every twist and turn of the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists, governments, policymakers and researchers have increasingly used the term ‘vaccine…
Lauding vaccines, Fox’s Neil Cavuto says a 2nd bout of COVID nearly…
Veteran Fox Business host Neil Cavuto’s extended, unexplained absence from the network over the past five weeks has raised questions…
U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Bid for Religious Opt-Out From Vaccine Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider requiring that government-imposed Covid-19 vaccine mandates include religious exemptions, turning away an appeal…
Paul Farmer, Public-Health Pioneer, Dies of Cardiac Event at 62
Paul Farmer, a Harvard University physician, anthropologist and global public-health leader, spent decades bringing first-rate medical care to people in…
Chris Crouch was anti-vaccine. Now his pregnant wife had covid, and he…
Chris Crouch had had low expectations for online dating. He was a police officer in his 30s, almost a year…
Moderna expands mRNA vaccine pipeline for shingles, HSV and cancer
Moderna is set to expand its pipeline of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based products with three new development programmes. The programmes comprise mRNA…