Vaccines

Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far

In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted. The journal rejected the request

Texas may have declared its measles outbreak over, but rising cases elsewhere and the return to school mean it could easily resurge

Bucking national trends in childhood vaccination rates, more teens are getting recommended shots, including for measles and whooping cough

From planets roaming space to major shifts in health funding, catch up with this week’s news roundup.

Speed and flexibility have made mRNA a blockbuster technology

A vector ecologist explains the complexities of tracking tick-borne diseases like Lyme in a climate-changed world

This San Antonio, Tex., lab takes biosecurity seriously. Suit up with its scientists and go behind the scenes of the science of vaccine creation.

Vaccines are safe, but they could always be safer—here’s what would make a difference

These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Critics fear that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chief RFK, Jr., known for his antivaccine views, has picked a crucial CDC committee that will be a “disaster for public health”

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