A live virus vaccine contains a live, weakened (attenuated) virus that helps your body develop an immune response without you developing symptoms of the disease it is intended to prevent. Examples ...

Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned to let the vaccine skeptic “go wild ... according to CDC data. High levels of fluoride have been linked with lowered ...

This chapter provides National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease using recently authorized pneumococcal conjugate vaccines ...

The data from the CDC's National Immunization Survey estimates that 37.6% of Americans ages 65 and older had gotten a shot of this season's updated COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 2, compared with 22.6% ...

The top US public health official warned about the threat of curtailing vaccination efforts as longtime skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares for an influential role in the incoming Trump ...

“Any flu infection can carry a risk of serious complications, hospitalization or death, even among otherwise healthy children and adults,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes.

Emily Oster, an economist and the founder of ParentData.org, is the author of “Expecting Better” and “Cribsheet.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that the new Trump administration ...

In October, the CDC lowered the age recommendation for the vaccine against pneumonia. Before, it was 65 and older. The health agency now says you should get the shot at age 50. KERA’s Sam Baker spoke ...

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said only 27% of those eligible for the Covid vaccine, and 35% of those eligible for a flu vaccine in the two areas - plus Royston, in Hertfordshire - had come ...

In October, the CDC lowered the age recommendation for the vaccine against pneumonia. Before, it was 65 and older. The health agency now says you should get the shot at age 50. KERA’s Sam Baker ...