Vaccines

The RSV vaccine is the latest in a series of immunizations that could protect pregnant people and their babies from severe disease and death

Here’s what to know about the fall COVID boosters, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended for all people aged six months and older

An updated COVID vaccine will be available soon, but certain groups may benefit more than others

False claims about racial susceptibility to COVID by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and others are dangerous and reveal a widespread misunderstanding of our shared vulnerability to disease

COVID hospitalizations are slowly rising again this summer, causing scientists and clinicians to rethink if or when the disease will become a seasonal illness

States will get less funding for childhood vaccines, a move linked to the recent debt ceiling deal

Staged arguments with antivaccine cranks or other science deniers gets scientists nowhere. Trust me, I tried

There are safeguards to ensure they won’t end up in your food

An mRNA vaccine prevented tumor recurrence after surgery in eight of 16 patients, but the therapy still needs to be validated in larger trials

The FDA has authorized a second updated COVID booster for older people and immunocompromised individuals. Most healthy adults still have to wait

Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV

A vaccine pioneer tells us that shots to protect against RSV—a dangerous virus for babies and older people—are finally nearing approval.