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

Public-health officials have said before that getting the two shots at the same time is safe, but some people have remained worried about receiving both vaccines together. Now, a new study ...

Fewer health care workers are getting the most recent COVID-19 booster. Findings from a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show 15.3 percent of the roughly 8 ...

The fragment that's used is chosen for its strong antigenic (immune-stimulating) effect. Subunit vaccines often need booster shots to maintain immune protection. Storage and Shipping Because the ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development.

Kennedy is the founder of an anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense and has argued the 13 separate agencies under HHS, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ...

RFK Jr has been vocal about medical freedom and has expressed scepticism about what he describes as "unsafe vaccines". He has already made promises to the American people, including the removal ...

Trump put the spotlight on a trifecta of health policies: fluoridated water, vaccines and the Affordable Care Act, the program popularly known as Obamacare, which has provided health coverage to ...

Some Nova Scotia parents are speaking out about their struggles to get their young children immunized with newly authorized vaccines meant to protect infants from RSV. Respiratory syncytial ...

Heading into the thick of flu and COVID season, there have been some recent changes to vaccine recommendations for people over age 50. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

The CDC says the recommendation also provides clarity for health care providers about how many doses of the vaccine should be given per year to at-risk groups. Current state of COVID-19 ...

Pneumococcal vaccines are also recommended for children younger than five and those with chronic or immunocompromising conditions. According to the CDC, pneumococcal disease is any bacterial ...