Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical Apr 04, 2024
Bird Flu: 'We Are All Over It,' CDC Director Says A dip in routine vaccinations and a rise in measles cases also are on the agency's radar Apr 03, 2024
Flu Vaccine Uptake Tripled With Simple Promotion Just asking ED patients whether they wanted a flu shot doubled uptake Apr 02, 2024
Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?! Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots Mar 29, 2024
COVID's Silver Lining; 'I Could Kill Someone'; Measles or MMR Detection? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 29, 2024
CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot Mar 28, 2024
Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene. Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health Mar 25, 2024
Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment; Stroke After COVID Vaccination Also in TTHealthWatch: oxygen targets in critically ill people Mar 23, 2024 podcast
Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however Mar 19, 2024
Another Trader Joe's Recall; CDC Measles Alert; Agency Tackles Health Worker Burnout Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 19, 2024
Electronic Nudges to Get the Flu Shot Fall Short for Vax Rates, Outcomes More intensive interventions are likely needed to improve flu vaccine uptake Mar 18, 2024
How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster? Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
Published Data Show Why GSK Bailed on Its Maternal RSV Vaccine Solid efficacy for protecting infants from serious RSV marred by 37% higher risk of preterm birth Mar 13, 2024
Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases New cases across states put U.S. on pace to surpass last year's count Mar 12, 2024
Banning Gain-of-Function Research Would Do Far More Harm Than Good A House-passed bill could stifle the potential for revolutionary medical advancements Mar 11, 2024
Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation "It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution." Mar 11, 2024 video
Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'? Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 11, 2024
Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement "You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health" Mar 08, 2024 video
Man Gets 217 COVID Shots; 'Parrot Fever' Deaths; Biden Graded on Health Issues Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Mar 06, 2024
Latest COVID Shots Protect Against Serious Outcomes Effectiveness against COVID-related hospitalization ranged from 43% to 52% Mar 04, 2024
Congress Should Simplify Medicare's Vaccine Coverage All ACIP-approved vaccines should be covered by Medicare Part B Mar 04, 2024
Wonky Period After COVID Vaccine May Only Happen During One Phase Observational data narrow down the temporary impact on menstrual cycle length Mar 04, 2024
CDC: Flu Shots Working Moderately Well This Season The vaccines were around 40% effective against severe illness for adults, 60% for kids Mar 01, 2024
CDC Monitoring Rare Neurologic Events After RSV Vaccination Cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome in vaccinated older adults slightly higher than background rates Feb 29, 2024
ACIP: Chikungunya Vaccine Recommended for Some Travelers, Lab Workers Older adults traveling to areas of potential spread should also consider getting the vaccine Feb 29, 2024
Older Adults Should Get Another COVID Booster, CDC Advisors Say High hospitalization rates, low vaccine uptake behind decision Feb 28, 2024
The Misleading Headlines Behind the New COVID Vaccine Safety Study The study just confirms what we already knew Feb 28, 2024
Fact Check: No, COVID-Vaccinated People Aren't Banned From Giving Blood Debunking false claims of "tainted" blood Feb 26, 2024
Largest COVID Vax Safety Study; Kratom Deaths Rising; Gov. Threatens Hospital Chain Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 21, 2024
When It Comes to Isolation, COVID Shouldn't Be Singled Out From the Pack It's time for CDC to update its guidance Feb 20, 2024
Discrimination Rampant in Healthcare; Spring COVID Booster? Lyme Disease Jumps 69% Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 16, 2024
Lawmakers Clash Over COVID Vaccine Safety at House Hearing Purpose of CDC's VAERS reporting system debated Feb 15, 2024
Shingrix Tied to Higher Risk of Ophthalmic Shingles Recurrence Patients with a history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus who get the vaccine need careful monitoring Feb 15, 2024
COVID's Latest Adaptation: It Has Lulled Us to Sleep My doctor's refusal to prescribe "just-in-case" Paxlovid speaks volumes Feb 15, 2024
Bivalent Vax Protected Kids From Symptomatic COVID "Every different way that we sliced this, we found that the vaccine was effective" Feb 06, 2024 video
More Evidence Maternal COVID Vaccination Safe for Newborns Lower mortality rate, fewer brain lesions in vaccine-exposed neonates, study found Feb 06, 2024
Here's How Effective the Latest COVID-19 Shots Are for Adults Effectiveness of the 2023-2024 vaccine lands at 54% for symptomatic cases Feb 01, 2024
Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine Effective, Regardless of Baseline Serostatus Role of Brazilian Zika outbreak on baseline dengue immunity needs study, expert says Jan 31, 2024
Effective Treatments Identified for Pediatric Complication of COVID RECOVERY trial evaluated immunomodulatory therapy and corticosteroids Jan 26, 2024
