Immunizations

US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over

US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over

Craig Fedirighi

The U.S. logged fewer than 30 measles cases this week as Ohio health officials confirmed three outbreaks in two counties ...

Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation

Craig Fedirighi

NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace ...

FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots

FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and ...

Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program

Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been ...

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Craig Fedirighi

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the ...

Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine

Craig Fedirighi

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was on the verge of backing a 16-week federal abortion ban ...

It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

Craig Fedirighi

WASHINGTON — Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 ...

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Large-scale polio vaccinations begin in war-ravaged Gaza after first case in 25 years

Craig Fedirighi

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies on Sunday began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations ...

European Commission didn’t provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

European Commission didn’t provide enough information about COVID-19 vaccine deals, EU court says

Craig Fedirighi

BRUSSELS — The European Commission did not allow the public enough access to information about COVID-19 vaccine purchase agreements it ...