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The price of persuasion: Why vaccine messaging may deepen social divides
Encouraging people to get vaccinated is often seen as a public health success story. However, understanding how persuading people to... Read more -
Study reveals low immunity against H3N2 strain in Hong Kong: Early vaccination urged
Flu activity has surged in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, driven primarily by a newly emerged H3N2 strain known... Read more -
Does being infected or vaccinated first influence COVID-19 immunity?
A new study analyzing the immune response to COVID-19 in a Catalan cohort of health workers sheds light on an... Read more -
Is it too late to get your COVID or flu shot? A doctor explains
Health experts typically advise getting your COVID-19 and flu vaccine by the end of October. However, if you've missed that... Read more -
As measles cases rise, views of MMR vaccine safety and effectiveness—and willingness to recommend it—drop
The United States is experiencing the worst year for measles cases in more than three decades, with nearly 2,000 cases... Read more -
Inside the FDA's vaccine uproar
Six days after a senior FDA official sent a sweeping internal email claiming that COVID vaccines had caused the deaths... Read more -
Cut vaccine mandates? SC lawmakers take cue from Trump administration in 2026
As South Carolina faces climbing measles cases, a lawmaker wants to ban all vaccine mandates for children under two-years-old.... Read more -
Florida vaccine debate: explaining chickenpox, Hep B, Hib and pneumococcus shots
MIAMI – Florida's surgeon general wants to do away with all state vaccine mandates. But the first step in his... Read more
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Protecting infants from RSV: Expert explains safety, efficacy of preventive treatments
The recent safety review of two approved RSV preventive treatments for infants initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration... Read more -
Vaccine panel's hepatitis B vote signals further turbulence for immunization policy, public trust
On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end the universal... Read more -
Virginia medical leaders sign letter denouncing CDC hepatitis B stance
Four of the top medical leaders in Virginia have signed a letter opposing a vote last week by a Centers... Read more -
FDA adds brain tumor warning to Depo-Provera birth control shot
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot... Read more -
HPV vaccine can protect against severe lesions of the vulva and vagina, study finds
Girls who are vaccinated against HPV are not only well protected against cervical cancer; they are also less likely to... Read more -
Illinois should recommend hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns, committee says, despite federal guidance
Illinois should continue to recommend that nearly all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a state advisory committee decided Tuesday,... Read more -
CDC officially moves away from universal hepatitis B shot at birth
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded its long-standing advice on universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborns.... Read more
