Vaccination is one of the most important tools for preventing infectious diseases and protecting public health. However, ...

Just 40 percent of Americans reported a lot of confidence in U.S. hospitals and health clinics, the same proportion as in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic showed the challenges of protecting populations when a new respiratory virus emerges. Although vaccines ...

New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful ...

These findings need further confirmation, but the people who claimed Gardasil would damage girls’ fertility are looking very ...

A new mRNA flu vaccine promises a closer match to circulating flu strains. But dysfunction at federal health agencies is ...

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Credit: Getty Images An editorial note from Nikki Kean, Director of The Clinical Advisor, on vaccination and potential consequences of the government's vaccine research cuts. When I was pregnant with ...

SPRINGFIELD — Public trust in vaccines in the Bay State is at one of the highest levels in the nation, but a troubling trend is growing between vaccine mistrust and yearly inoculations, according to a ...

Florida State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is a well-known vaccine skeptic. But on Thursday he said the state’s drive to change its rules to eliminate four vaccines children are required to take to ...