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Routine childhood and adolescent immunizations declining in Michigan
Routine childhood and adolescent immunizations declined in Michigan between 2017 and 2023, particularly among counties with lower household income and... Read more -
Hope for Strep A vaccine: Scientists identify antibodies that protect children from infection
Scientists have discovered how some children develop natural immunity to a bacterial infection, a vital breakthrough which could help develop... Read more -
Universal vaccine design pipeline could protect against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and more
Most vaccines are designed to provide immunity against just one pathogen. Vaccines for chicken pox (caused by varicella-zoster virus) were... Read more -
How many Kentuckians are opting out of childhood vaccines?
Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state's School Immunizations Survey... Read more -
RFK Jr. is wrong about mRNA vaccines: A scientist explains how they make COVID less deadly
US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced he is canceling US $500 million (£374 million) of research into... Read more -
National study urges expanded vaccine screening in emergency departments
About 49% of people are unaware of one or more vaccines recommended for them. Further, 86% have not received one... Read more -
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination... Read more
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FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence
Although mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. incorrectly argued... Read more -
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed... Read more -
Shingles vaccination rates rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but major gaps remain for underserved groups
Vaccination against shingles increased among adults age 50 and older in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not equally... Read more -
Doctors fight vaccine mistrust as Romania hit by measles outbreak
When epidemiologist Daniela Gafita makes her rounds in the remote villages of northeastern Romania to educate communities about the risks... Read more -
Pfizer and BioNTech lose UK court appeal over COVID jab
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech lost Friday a court appeal in the latest step of a multi-million... Read more -
Dual studies reveal early successes for mRNA HIV vaccine strategies
HIV vaccine efforts have been slowed by the difficulty of getting neutralizing antibodies to target the correct locations of the... Read more -
RFK Jr. is elevating vaccine hesitancy: Texas advocates were prepared to seize the moment
Federal health authorities, headed now by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are embracing vaccine hesitancy in a way... Read more -
US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time... Read more
