
What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot
With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot
With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

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


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.

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

Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient Arthropods
Set your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.

The Pandemic Aged Everyone’s Brain—Even in Healthy People
A study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain aging was not linked to infection status

See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC Immunization Committee Panelists Will Affect America’s Vaccine Access
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., abruptly removes all 17 sitting members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). An epidemiologist explains how this will affect people’s health and vaccine access

Can You Still Get a COVID Vaccine This Fall? Here’s What to Know
In recent years COVID shots joined flu shots as an annual offering at most neighborhood pharmacies. But the current administration has thrown that into uncertainty

What FDA’s Planned Limits on COVID Vaccinations Mean for Health
Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID have already undergone strict safety reviews and that people continue to die from the disease, Trump’s FDA is moving to reduce access to annual COVID boosters for healthy Americans

How Nostalgia Keeps Friendships Alive
The social and psychological consequences of yearning for the past are starting to come into focus

Universal Vaccines Have Eluded Scientists for Years. RFK, Jr., Is Betting This Approach Will Succeed
Trump’s HHS and NIH are planning to invest $500 million in a killed-whole-virus approach to universal vaccines, including such vaccines for flu and COVID. Here’s why that’s challenging