Tag: Vaccines
CDC Urges Extra Measles Shot for Some U.S. Travelers Amid Outbreak
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles...
Zoster Vaccine Has Dementia-Preventing or Delaying Effect
Receipt of zoster vaccine reduces probability of new dementia diagnosis over seven-year period by 3.5 percentage points
Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 and influenza burned through the U.S. during this year’s cold and flu...
Top FDA Vaccine Official Quits, Warns of Vaccine Misinformation
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A top vaccine official at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...
Coverage for Routine Childhood Vaccines Remains Below Prepandemic Levels
Vaccine series completion for rotavirus, DTaP, PCV at 12 months was highest in January 2020 and remained lower in October 2023
Kennedy Orders Takedown of Fake CDC Vaccine Web Page
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A fake web page designed to look like the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, March 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A growing measles outbreak has led to 222 reported cases across Texas, New...
NIH Cuts Funding for Studies on Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40...
CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism, Despite Much Research Showing No Link
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to study...
Second Flu Vaccine Meeting Canceled — What Happens Next?
By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A federal vaccine advisory panel work session focused on next year's flu shot...
