
HHS quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccination schedule
A request for information from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks public input as to how vaccines are categorized

HHS quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccination schedule
A request for information from the Department of Health and Human Services seeks public input as to how vaccines are categorized

The U.S. just recorded its first two deaths from measles for 2026
Both of the deceased were unvaccinated against measles. The deaths are the first fatalities caused by the preventable disease in the state of Pennsylvania in 35 years


See states’ kindergarten vaccination rates—from highest to lowest
Even as cases of diseases such as measles rise, childhood vaccinations are declining, thanks to changes in public health policies and antivaccine sentiment, experts say

Total eclipse wonder, vaccine misinformation and the strongest case yet for coffee
From eclipse awe to vaccine debate, earthquake recovery and coffee’s benefits

Trump issues executive order aimed at rewriting childhood vaccine schedule
The president called for the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to be split into separate shots, despite decades of research showing that the MMR vaccine is safe and effective

SpaceX moon crash, water utility cyberattacks and a new mRNA flu shot
Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA

Inside the race to develop a new Ebola vaccine
As Ebola rages, Moderna and others are racing to develop an mRNA vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo virus driving the current outbreak

Obstetricians oppose CDC to recommend more shots for moms
In a first, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released its own vaccine schedule

Ebola vaccines exist, but not for the strain in the current outbreak
A decade after Ebola vaccines changed outbreak response, a new epidemic in central Africa is caused by a strain the world never fully prepared for

Scientists race to develop Ebola drugs as outbreak surges
Clinical trials for treatments against Ebola Bundibugyo virus are ‘in a strong position’ to be launched quickly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda

There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus, but this scientist is working on one
Virologist Jay Hooper is developing a vaccine for the rare rodent virus behind an outbreak on a cruise ship

What we learned from South Carolina’s measles outbreak
The recent measles outbreak in South Carolina sickened nearly 1,000 people before public health officials got it under control. Vaccination can effectively prevent further spread