The new CDC recommendation takes a much narrower view of the meningococcal disease threat. Because of "the low incidence ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to reduce the number of shots in the schedule of recommended vaccines for children, according to reports. The U.S. vaccination schedule ...

As measles cases continue to spread across the country, a survey released Monday shows a “small but significant drop” in the proportion of the public that would recommend someone in their household ...

Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found. By Paula Span Let’s be clear. The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two ...

So much has changed in American public health under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services. Alexandra Sifferlin and Alex Ellerbeck, two editors in Opinion, ...

Vaccinations used to seem simple. Your doctor would tell you which to get, and you’d roll up your sleeve at the office or a nearby pharmacy. Now we’re seeing changing recommendations, and some people ...

Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Childhood immunizations are essential for protecting against infectious diseases, disability and death. With ...

The Trump administration is planning to announce an overhaul to the childhood immunization schedule early next year, recommending fewer shots and aligning U.S. policy with that of Denmark. A source ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have notes from friends at home who are getting their COVID vaccines and high-dose flu shots on the same day in the same arm. They talk about being completely wiped out and the cons ...

HHS plans to remove a number of recommended vaccines from the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule early next year and create a lineup that mirrors Denmark's slimmer schedule, according to multiple ...

Influenza A H3N2 subclade K has driven flu cases across the country, with 52 counties in Florida seeing increases over the past week. While the current flu vaccine might be a "mismatch," it still ...