Trump’s surgeon general nominee praises MMR and hepatitis B vaccines at Senate hearing
Both the president and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., have made numerous false claims about the vaccines’ efficacy and safety
Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign
The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year
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