Flu vaccines that take a page from the COVID-19 vaccine platform are making progress in clinical trials. In a phase 3 trial, Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine outperformed a traditional vaccine, researchers ...

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More than three-quarters of American adults didn’t get a covid shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations. As millions of ...

Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions regarding immunization ...

The shingles vaccine is intended to prevent shingles, a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, also known as herpes zoster — but a new study suggests that it could have ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t. Researchers from the ...

A jury on Friday rejected “9-1-1” actor Rockmond Dunbar‘s claim that he was fired from the show due to his religious conviction against getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The eight-member federal jury ...

Many people are running into confusion this season when trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine. That’s because federal guidance changed this fall: vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Pregnant women looking for a COVID-19 vaccine may find it harder to get one this year. While top medical societies recommend pregnant women get a COVID shot to protect both themselves and their unborn ...

A top health official has suggested breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. In response to President Donald Trump’s recent statement warning about pregnant women's use of ...

The CDC's panel voted last month to recommend COVID shots be a personal choice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its immunization schedule on Monday, dropping the universal ...