Improving maternal vaccine uptake before, during, or soon after pregnancy may boost child immunizations, for continuous protection early in life.
A proposed rule would add COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program.
A study finds that the antiviral drug is safe to prescribe in children with COVID-19 who are at least 6 years old.
Social media can give health professionals a real-time understanding of how people feel about a major scientific advancement such as a vaccine.
A new study finds that benefits of mRNA technology are substantial and serious adverse events rare.
The analysis looks at medical records of 2.5 million patients across the VA health system.
The flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland Air Force Base has risen to 275 cases.
In the United States, COVID-19, pandemic H1N1 flu, and West Nile were most costly in terms of health and related expenses.
The research provides a greater understanding of factors that might contribute to persistent symptoms.
People with long COVID are more likely to experience angina and myocardial infarction, according to a national survey.
A study shows that children with MIS-C may develop sometimes long-lasting complications.
The greater severity in 2025-26 may be attributable to more-virulent flu strains, mismatch between vaccine composition and circulating flu variants, and continued waning of COVID severity.
In total, 40% of American Indian and Alaska Natives said they had persistent symptoms, relative to 30% of their non-native peers.
Questions remain about how strictly Americans exposed to hantavirus on board the MV Hondius will need to be monitored by state health officials while quarantining at home.
XFG is a hybrid of 2 Omicron subvariants and has mutations linked to immune escape.
The data suggest that better heart health likely prepares the body to respond to real-life stressors such as infectious diseases.
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will decide tomorrow on the composition of next fall’s COVID vaccine.
Yesterday, 25 Democrat-led states and Washington, DC, sued the US Department of Education, saying that the loan limits will worsen the country’s healthcare worker shortage.
A new study finds that vaccinated COVID-19 patients are less likely to infect household members than unvaccinated patients are.
Beyond vaccination intention and anticipated regret, negative vaccine imagery was tied to greater vaccine hesitancy for those not yet vaccinated against flu and pertussis.
In fact, 28% would likely have lived at least another 5 years if they hadn't contracted the virus.
Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the HHS secretary demanding answers on why the study was blocked from appearing in the CDC’s flagship publication.
The new measles cases are not related to the Upstate outbreak that ended last month after 997 cases
Half of patients with a false-positive test experienced unnecessary isolation.
The decision comes after a positive phase 3 trial in older adults.
