The CDC is now recommending that children under the age of 4 no longer get a combination vaccine that protects against four ...

The CDC officially adopted recommendations made​ by the agency's vaccine advisory committee, whose members were hand-picked ...

On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its ...

IRISH parents are being warned about a common virus that mainly affects babies and young children. Cases of chickenpox have jumped in Ireland, and the HSE has issued an urgent warning. The common ...

A top U.S. health official on Monday called for the combined measles-mumps-rubella shot to be broken up, drawing a quick ...

The CDC pulled broad support for COVID-19 shots, saying they should be administered through shared decision-making with a ...

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes slated on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B ...

CDC's endorsement makes ACIP's guidance into official federal policy, triggering no-cost insurance coverage for most private ...

For some people Chickenpox can develop into a serious infection that can – in severe cases – require hospital treatment.

The year was 1955. I was 13 months old and my mother was feeding me on a spring morning while watching “The Today Show” on a black and white television with a tiny screen. Big news was announced – ...