Latest Immunizations News

Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?

Mar. 18, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in alternatives to the major-party candidates, none more so than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose famous name has helped him build buzz for his independent bid. Kennedy is a huge longshot to...

Editorial Roundup: Iowa

Mar. 18, 2024 12:39 PM EDT

Dubuque Telegraph Herald. March 17, 2024. Editorial: Refusing to vaccinate kids hurts everyone Last Sunday’s Telegraph Herald carried an in-depth story about a troubling uptick in the number of families receiving exemptions from childhood vaccines. For the 2023-2024...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

Mar. 18, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

Journal Star. March 17, 2024. Editorial: Alberts’ departure should prompt some introspection Nebraska got the shocking news Wednesday that Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts was leaving to take the same position at Texas A&M. Alberts’...

South Carolina's top public health doctor warns senators wrong lessons being learned from COVID

Mar. 14, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top doctor came before a small group of state senators on Thursday to tell them he thinks a bill overhauling how public health emergencies are handled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has some bad ideas, concerns echoed by Gov. Henry McMaster. ...

A CDC team joins the response to 8 measles cases in a Chicago shelter for migrants

Mar. 13, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Eight people living at a Chicago shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last week, prompting the arrival of a team with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to guide city and state officials' response to the infections, including vaccination efforts....

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws

Mar. 09, 2024 22:45 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don't attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Mar. 07, 2024 07:12 AM EST

Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 1, 2024 Editorial: Living in a GOP echo chamber costs WV Examples of the West Virginia Legislature, controlled by a Republican supermajority, cutting the public out of the legislative process have been numerous in recent years and...

COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

Mar. 01, 2024 17:42 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular...

Officials investigate rare nervous system disorder in older adults who got RSV vaccine

Feb. 29, 2024 17:39 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating whether there's a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older U.S. adults. The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health...

Flu shots are doing OK vs. virus, US numbers indicate

Feb. 29, 2024 14:21 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest flu shots are performing OK in the current U.S. winter flu season. The vaccines were around 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital, health...