Unvaccinated child in Texas dies of measles as outbreak surges past...
An unvaccinated child in Texas died from measles, with statewide vaccination rates trending down.Texas faces a measles outbreak with 124 cases, mostly among unvaccinated children.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine critic, is the new US Health Secretary amid the outbreak.A child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first reported fatality from the…
RFK Jr.’s key advisor petitioned to revoke approval of the polio...
A lawyer advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. Before vaccines were available in 1955, polio caused 15,000 cases of paralysis in the US each year. The US eliminated the disease in 1979, but unvaccinated travelers can still carry polio in. Some health experts are concerned that…
Record measles outbreak in Oregon blamed on vaccine exemptions
Enlarge / A US child infected with measles during a 2024 outbreak. The child’s cheek shows the characteristic rash associated with this viral infection. With one of the highest vaccine exemption rates in the country, Oregon is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in decades. This year's count is now higher than anything seen since 2000,…
Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the...
The U.S. and Europe have access to mpox vaccines, but the epicenter of the current mpox crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has no doses yet.
COVID shot now or later? Just getting it at all is...
Enlarge / A 13-year-old celebrates getting the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 13, 2021. With the impending arrival of the 2024–2025 COVID-19 vaccines approved yesterday, some Americans are now gaming out when to get their dose—right away while the summer wave is peaking, a bit later in the fall to maximize protection…
FDA green-lights fall COVID-19 boosters
Getty Images As the COVID-19 case count continues to tick upward, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated vaccine for use ahead of the northern hemisphere winter. The emergency use authorization covers updated mRNA vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna. The booster shots will target the JN.1 and KP.2 strains of SARS-CoV-2,…
31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they...
Enlarge / Polio victim Larry Montoya is at the airport for the arrival of cases of vaccine, which were distributed as part of the KO Polio campaign, September 5, 1962. Public sentiment on the importance of safe, lifesaving childhood vaccines has significantly declined in the US since the pandemic—which appears to be solely due to…
RFK wanted a White House job in exchange for endorsing Trump:...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is mired in another scandal, as he floated the idea of endorsing Donald Trump's presidency in exchange for a future job at the White House, four sources told the Washington Post. According to the anonymous sources, Kennedy, the independent presidential candidate, hoped to manage a slate of health and medical issues.The…
Vaccines don’t cause autism, but the lie won’t die—in fact, it’s...
Enlarge / An MMR and VAR vaccine ready for a pediatric vaccination at Kaiser Permanente East Medical offices in Denver in 2015. For years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has bluntly stated the truth: "Vaccines do not cause autism," the agency affirms on its website. Yet, nearly a quarter of Americans still…
Vaccines don’t cause autism, but the lie won’t die. In fact,...
Enlarge / An MMR and VAR vaccine ready for a pediatric vaccination at Kaiser Permanente East Medical offices in Denver in 2015. For years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has bluntly stated the truth: "Vaccines do not cause autism," the agency affirms on its website. Yet, nearly a quarter of Americans still…
