California county urges residents to wear masks again as COVID-19, RSV levels spike
Health officials in one Northern California county are once again urging residents to mask up and get vaccinated.
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Health officials in one Northern California county are once again urging residents to mask up and get vaccinated.
Vaccination exemptions among kindergarten children during the 2022-23 school year increased to 3% — the highest exemption rate ever reported in the United States, the CDC says.
Vaccine hesitancy in the United States doesn't just stop with people. A new study finds many dog owners are skeptical of having their pets vaccinated, even though that puts the animal - and their humans - at risk.
American Drew Weissman, Hungarian Katalin Karikó win 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA research behind "the unprecedented rate" of COVID-19 vaccine development.
RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization among infants, according to the CDC.
Dr. Céline Gounder shares what you need to know about protecting yourself from COVID, RSV and the flu in the season ahead.
Health leaders say they’re anticipating a relatively normal season, and the vaccine recipe is a good match.
When it comes to vaccines, experts say it matters which arm you get the shot in.
The immune response may be stronger if your booster goes in the same arm as your last COVID-19 shot, according to a published study.
The respiratory illness RSV can be serious, especially in children and older adults.
A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday that Covid-19 vaccines should be updated for the fall as the pandemic continues to recede from daily life but the coronavirus shows no signs of slowing its evolution.
After a 60-year scientific quest, the world has its first vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV -- and more are on the way.
The company was in late-stage clinical trials of a vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in adults over the age of 60 with RSV. The vaccine being tested was using an adenovirus vector platform, similar to the technology behind in its COVID-19 vaccine.
A new study found a link between the amount of sleep you get around the time of a vaccine and the level of antibodies produced, especially in men.
If you're scheduling an appointment for a vaccination — whether for Covid-19, the flu or for travel to another country — make sure you're getting a long, restful night's slumber before you head to the doctor.
The vaccine proved more effective than in previous seasons at preventing hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
The WHO evoked a 2005 policy and sentenced a promising made-in-Canada vaccine to a tragic death because of a minority link with a tobacco company.
Most Americans will continue to get vaccines for free, but tests and antiviral pills could get costly later this year.
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.
The decline was not accompanied by a rise in exemptions, the CDC says, suggesting many children could still catch up on their shots.
Ohio's outbreak has already surpassed cases reported to the CDC in 2020 and 2021 combined.
In 2021, there were about 9 million measles cases and 128,000 measles deaths worldwide, according to the CDC and WHO.
As "floods, droughts, conflict" and other factors make out breaks "more numerous, more widespread and more severe," officials shift to a one-dose strategy.
The boosters can be given at least two months after their previous shot of the vaccine.
Health officials are worried about a false sense of security after two milder flu seasons due to COVID precautions.
