Former Surgeon General: Unvaccinated Measles Outbreaks Show Why We Need Government Clarity on Vaccines | Opinion
Nearly 10 full years passed since the last measles death in the U.S., but that long stretch came to an end when a child in ...
FDA issues flu vaccine recommendations without AdCom input
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its recommendations to vaccine makers on which virus strains to select when manufacturing influenza (flu) vaccines for the 2025-2026 U.S. flu ...
Why researchers are sure that the COVID vaccine saved millions of lives
As the world marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic, one question has persisted: How many lives ...
FDA issues flu vaccine recommendations for 2025-26 season
The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...
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Five years into COVID, more Texans are avoiding vaccines – for everything
Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are ...
Measles vaccine rates among Philly-area kindergarteners drop below ‘community immunity’ threshold
Vaccination rates remain high, but just below a critical "community immunity" threshold of 95%. Measles vaccination rates ...
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Addressing head-on the tsunami of opposition keeping kids from being vaccinated: Richard M. Perloff
We will never totally eliminate hostility to vaccines among our increasingly restive, populist public, but with persuasive messages, we can cut outbreaks and save kids’ lives, writes guest columnist ...
RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Here's what science says.
RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.
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Illinois school religious exemptions for measles vaccine up 90% over the past decade
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin spoke with a religious studies professor ...
We Need a Reminder of What the Pre-Vaccine Era Was Like
Data on the number of cases for these diseases from the pre-vaccine era is hard to come by, and even the case counts are ...
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MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP
The cutting-edge technology used in COVID-19 shots may lead to new treatments for other diseases. But some conservatives are ...
For Parents of Babies Near Measles Outbreaks, a Painful Waiting Game
Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world, and can live on surfaces or suspended in the air for two hours.