Vaccines
Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids as Americans’ views shift.
Preliminary data from the CDC and the state suggests that cases could soon decline after high levels in early January.
When Carter started his NGO after leaving the White House, he reached out to Dr. Bill Foege, known for his role in leading the eradication of smallpox, to run it.
Prices and supply vary at local health departments, which offer low-cost shots for uninsured adults. Here's a guide for finding the vaccines.
The limits apply to most immunizations offered by county health agencies — shots that prevent hepatitis A, HPV, and shingles — but not childhood vaccinations or Covid and flu shots.
Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another.
RSV cases appear to be declining after reaching high rates in November.
RSV is on the rise and affecting a lot of young children. The good news is that there are now two key ways to protect babies.
Late November saw the highest RSV hospitalization rate in the state since at least fall 2018, CDC data show.
Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal laws and programs. If senior officials cast doubt on vaccine safety, the whole system might collapse, especially in red states.
The coronavirus continues to pose a grave threat to the 15,000 certified nursing homes in the United States where some 1.2 million people live. Despite this risk, a CDC report found that just 4 in 10 nursing home residents received an updated Covid vaccine in the winter of 2023-24.
Donald Trump's return to the White House is giving newfound momentum to the MAHA agenda, which challenges prevailing thinking on public health and chronic disease.
Dr. Alicia Fry of the Task Force for Global Health in Decatur says the key tool of prevention is the same everywhere — access to immunization.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is coming into the nomination process with his own policy priorities.
A radical anti-establishment medical movement could threaten the achievements of a science-based public health order, they say.
Some counties have very low rates, and all that's needed in those unvaccinated pockets is a spark — an infected person traveling — to spread measles like wildfire.
Babies can’t get the vaccine until they are at least 6 months old. But a vaccinated mom can pass the antibodies on to her newborn.
Supplies of the low-cost shots fluctuate daily and some county health departments still don't have any.
Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued a bulletin with false or unproven claims about the efficacy and safety of Covid vaccines.
The current policy was adopted by city agencies in March — eliminating a five-day quarantine requirement and instructing individuals to remain at home until their symptoms improve.