The Next Frontier in RSV Prevention—A Vaccine for Young Children
The journey toward an RSV vaccine for children has been wrought with tragedy and setbacks. But six decades after scientists embarked on that path, they are nearing the finish line
For Indigenous Infants, This Devastating Virus Finally Meets a Formidable Foe
American Indian and Alaska Native infants experience the highest rates of RSV-related hospitalization in the U.S., but a breakthrough immunization is helping to close the gap
Here’s What Happened at RFK, Jr.’s Overhauled Vaccine Panel Meeting
Three vaccines were on the agenda for this week’s meeting of ACIP, the CDC’s key advisory panel on immunization: the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine, the hepatitis B vaccine and COVID vaccines
What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot
With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths
U.S. Vaccine Guidance Is in Chaos, Fired CDC Director Tells Senators
Former CDC chief Susan Monarez testified that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., had demanded she rubber-stamp recommendations from his remade vaccine panel
CDC Panel to Review Childhood Vaccines: What's at Stake
What to know about the three shots under scrutiny by RFK Jr’s advisers and the data behind them
Child’s Death Shows How Measles in the Brain Can Kill Years after an Infection
A child in Los Angeles County has died from a rare but always fatal brain disorder that develops years after a measles infection. Experts underscore the need for vaccination to protect the most vulnerable
Marsquakes, Vaccine Politics and Mammoth Microbiomes
A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.
Acne Vaccines Could Offer Robust Defense
Researchers are hoping to trick the immune system into fighting back against the bane of adolescents everywhere
U.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on Vaccines
West Coast states are forming their own vaccine compact as Florida announces plans to ditch shot requirements for schoolchildren
Can You Get a COVID Vaccine This Year? Here’s What We Know
Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far
RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No
In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted. The journal rejected the request