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RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for children
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that's currently ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigators pave the way for next-generation TB vaccine
Tuberculosis, or TB, an airborne bacterial respiratory infection, is one of humanity's oldest foes and is today the world's leading cause of death from infectious disease, claiming more than 1.2 million lives each year. The ...
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US officials to review COVID vaccine safety in pregnancy, kids
Federal health officials are reviewing safety data on COVID vaccines in pregnant women and children, and may also reconsider recommendations for older adults.
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Rwanda reconsiders malaria vaccines amid surprise surge
After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine intervention the country once declined.
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California says it can no longer trust Washington on COVID vaccines: Is a major battle looming?
California's late summer COVID surge is showing signs of peaking, but the state's war with the Trump administration over vaccines is just beginning.
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Kennedy's vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox.
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When should I get my flu shot? Can I get COVID vaccine at the same time?
As fall approaches, it's time to start preparing for the start of flu season as well.
Sep 15, 2025
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One in six US parents rejecting standard vaccine schedule: Poll
One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according to a new Washington Post poll released Monday.
Sep 15, 2025
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New trial aims to advance research into Strep A vaccine development
A new human challenge trial under way in Melbourne aims to advance research into Strep A, accelerating efforts toward the development of a vaccine.
Sep 15, 2025
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Most Americans favor MMR vaccine requirement for public school, survey finds
Although Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on social media in April that the "most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," in a CBS News interview that month, he ...
Sep 15, 2025
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RFK Jr. said 'everybody can get' a COVID vaccine: Is that true?
"Everybody can get" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Sep 15, 2025
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Should physicians have to see children whose parents oppose vaccinations?
As Florida seeks to end vaccine mandates, a behind-the-scenes debate in the medical community has been thrust into the public spotlight: Should doctors see young patients whose parents do not want them to get shots?
Sep 15, 2025
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Ebola vaccination begins in southern Congo
Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers has begun in southern Kasai province, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
Sep 15, 2025
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Trump administration to award a no-bid contract on research into vaccines and autism
Federal health officials intend to award a contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to investigate whether there is a link between vaccinations and autism, according to a government procurement notice.
Sep 13, 2025
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Florida surgeon general says vaccines should be a choice, but what's his advice?
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo shocked America's medical establishment last week when they said they would try to remove requirements that kids get vaccinated to attend school.
Sep 12, 2025
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Responding to federal changes, Maryland seeks to clarify 'confusing' COVID-19 vaccine rules
With the cold and flu season approaching, Maryland health officials issued guidance Wednesday on who may receive COVID-19 vaccines and whether insurance will cover the shots—a shifting landscape a top regulator described ...
Sep 12, 2025
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RSV vaccine linked to fewer cardiorespiratory hospitalizations in adults over 60
A multi-institutional collaboration led by the Center for Translational Cardiology and Pragmatic Randomized Trials at Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, University of Copenhagen, reports that RSVpreF vaccination ...
What's going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
New proposed federal restrictions on who can get COVID-19 vaccinations has caused confusion and worry across the country. Some states, including California, have decided to break away from federal guidelines and create their ...
Sep 9, 2025
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There's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease in Australia. Here's what to know
The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization Program for all children.
Sep 9, 2025
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How long will California's COVID surge continue?
The coronavirus has muscled its way back into the headlines in recent weeks amid a summer wave of the illness and growing difficulties in getting the vaccine, as well as efforts by the Trump administration that could make ...
Sep 9, 2025
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Dengue rewires immune system, reshaping vaccine response for people with prior infection
Just as a computer's operating system can be rewritten after a major update, dengue infection can "re-program" the body's immune system, leaving a long-lasting genetic imprint that influences how people respond to future ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Can you get the updated COVID shot in your state?
Amid confusion at the federal level about access to updated COVID-19 vaccines, several states are taking steps this fall to make sure that residents have broad access to the shots.
Sep 8, 2025
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Florida's plan to phase out childhood vaccination mandates upends decades of public health policy
As Florida plans to phase out childhood vaccine mandates, Northeastern policy experts say it would undo decades of public health protections and expose children to once-common pediatric diseases that devastated communities.
Sep 8, 2025
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Vaccine chaos: Even some vulnerable seniors can't get COVID shots amid spiking cases
Seniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike in cases, leading to rising frustration over new Trump administration policies that are making it harder to get the ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases
Florida's plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won't take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a few other illnesses unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases, like polio and measles, ...
Sep 8, 2025
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