On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
A newly approved shot could soon help protect babies from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the top cause of hospitalization in U.S. infants.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Measles is back. In recent months, outbreaks have re-emerged across North America, including 2,968 cases in Canada as of May 31, 2025. At the heart of many of these surges lies missed childhood vaccinations—not just […]
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced he was dismissing all current members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel, accusing them of conflicts of interest—his latest salvo against the nation’s immunization […]
Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
In the quest to design vaccines that better help the body’s immune system fight disease, scientists are always looking for more tools for their arsenal.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data—including in states that are battling outbreaks this year.This article […]
A single dose of the long-acting antibody nirsevimab to infants can halve hospitalizations for bronchiolitis.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health […]
U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying that Americans should be vaccinated against the virus no matter where they’re going.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com
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