Vaccine News
Pope Says Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Is a ‘Moral Obligation’
Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been…
‘We can’t vaccinate the planet every six months,’ says Oxford vaccine scientist
January 5, 2022 A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple…
Vulvar, vaginal pre-cancer rates decreased after HPV vaccine was introduced
January 6, 2022 High-grade vulvar, vaginal and anal precancer rates decreased or stabilized after the introduction of the HPV vaccine,…
COVID vaccines may briefly change your menstrual cycle, but you should still…
January 6, 2022 A new scientific study shows that vaccination can cause changes to the timing of menstruation. But it also…
5 Scientific Conspiracy Theories That Are Still Here in 2022
January 3, 2022 The past couple of years have shown that in the absence of clear, accurate information, conspiracy theories…
Pushback to Covid-19 vaccines remains stubbornly high among white evangelicals
January 7, 2022 Among white evangelicals, pushback against Covid-19 vaccines has remained stubbornly high, with polls in recent months suggesting…
This map shows which countries are on track to meet the WHO’s…
January 6, 2022 The U.S. is among the countries projected to miss the WHO’s Covid vaccination target for 2022, researchers…
Disabled community ‘left behind’ in vaccine rollout one year later
January 2, 2022 Hundreds to thousands of calls come in to the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) each week…
Americans used to understand we have to fight contagious diseases. What happened?
January 7, 2022 When my fellow baby boomers had children in elementary school, the classroom was often referred to as…
A record-high number of kids are getting hospitalized with Covid-19 as overall…
January 5, 2022 More children are getting hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before as the Omicron variant’s dominance intensifies.An average…
CDC shortens waiting period for Pfizer booster shot to 5 months
January 4, 2022 If you received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination, you can get a booster shot five months after your second…
Flu + Coronavirus = Flurona. What you need to know about co-infection…
January 5, 2022 “Flurona.” The name conjures images of cheap cable horror flicks – think “Sharknado” – but flu-COVID dual infections are…
Supreme Court Divided in Major Challenge to Biden’s Virus Plan
January 7, 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical on Friday that the Biden administration…
CDC recommends Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters for children as young as 12
January 5, 2022 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine booster…
Pfizer COVID-19 shot won’t be ready for youngest kids for months: ‘Might…
January 6, 2022 Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine won’t be available anytime soon for kids younger than 5. In early tests, the lower…