As measles cases mount in the US, what’s the situation worldwide?
Measles cases in the United States last year were nearly double the total for all of 2023, raising concerns about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.
Debunking some common myths about the flu
One myth is that getting the vaccine will cause the flu. “It is impossible to get the flu from the flu shot,” said Wu. For Mark Semmelrock, the vaccine saved his life. “I am immunosuppressed and so I ...
RFK Jr. Downplays Severity of Deadly Measles Outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet ...
‘Local immunization rates for children are lower than 94 percent’: doctors urge people to get vaccinated in wake of measles death in Texas
Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clear up in a few days. But measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children younger than 5 years old.
Measles death in Texas prompts vaccination warnings from Gulf Coast health officials
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Texas health officials say the school-aged child, not vaccinated, and was ...
FDA cancels meeting of vaccine experts scheduled to advise on flu shots
A panel of scientific experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy learned Wednesday that its upcoming meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines had been canceled.
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A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first death in an outbreak that began late last ...
FDA cancels pivotal advisory meeting about next season's flu vaccine
An FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting to discuss next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, potentially delaying the ...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in ...
Meeting of US FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee ...
CDC investigating hospitalizations of five people who recently received chikungunya vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people ...