The relatively low-cost technology has saved millions of lives—and dollars.
The American College of Physicians recommends adults age 75 and older receive 1 dose of RSV vaccine.
Myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination is real but is no longer an issue. The virus itself was causing myocarditis at comparable or higher rates.
The White House Office of Management and Budget has been slow to authorize the release of funds to the NIH.
Means defended removing the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from the childhood immunization schedule.
A new study finds that veterans in a supported housing program from the Department of Veterans Affairs were about 50% more likely to receive a flu shot compared with veterans not enrolled in the program.
The funds strengthen the nation’s ability to prepare for threats such as extreme weather and infectious disease outbreaks.
The seven countries affected by an end to US humanitarian aid are Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Somalia, and Zimbabwe.
Overall, cervical cancer rates in women ages 20 to 31 fell 27% from 2000-2005 (before the vaccine was approved) to 2016-2021, after the HPV vaccine became available.
Second-in-command Ralph Abraham, MD, abruptly resigned his role as principal deputy director at the CDC today, becoming the second senior official to exit the agency this month.
