When 13-year-old music prodigy Itzhak Perlman performed on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1958, viewers could see his extraordinary talent. What they couldn’t see were the braces and…
Read more How safe is America from polio?After being eliminated from the United States in 2000, measles is making a comeback — and not only in Season 1 of HBO’s popular drama, “The Pitt.” The…
Read more Parents’ guide to measles: How to prevent infectionThe American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier…
Read more American Academy of Pediatrics releases childhood vaccine recommendations that differ from CDCParents looking to get their children vaccinated are navigating confusing times. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced new guidelines on the shots it recommends for…
Read more What changed about the CDC’s childhood vaccine recommendations?Flu cases are continuing to spike in the United States. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that at least 5,000 people have died…
Read more Flu surges across U.S. as doctor visits reach highest level since 1997Doctor breaks down changes to CDC vaccine guidelines – CBS News Watch CBS News The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced updated recommendations for childhood…
Read more Doctor breaks down changes to CDC vaccine guidelinesWashington — The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced updated recommendations for childhood vaccines with some significant changes. The new guidelines recommend fewer shots and…
Read more CDC announces new childhood vaccine recommendations, suggesting fewer shotsThe U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child—leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to…
Read more US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every childWhen Dr. Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That’s when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and…
Read more Vaccine panel’s hepatitis B vote signals further turbulence for immunization policy, public trustPORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon has recorded its highest number of pertussis cases ever, prompting state health officials to urge residents—especially those who are pregnant or spend time around…
Read more Oregon Reports Record-High Pertussis Cases, Health Officials Urge Vaccination – KXLDr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division, sent a memo to staff that linked children’s deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine, but did…
Read more FDA official, without providing data, claims link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deathsIt’s highly infectious and definitely not a welcome Thanksgiving guest. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise with outbreaks across the country, leaving some parents…
Read more Whooping cough cases on the rise: symptoms, treatmentCalifornia could see an early start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state…
Read more California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts sayAs the federal government prepares for the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has intensified his…
Read more Kennedy sharpens vaccine attacks, without scientific backingA page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was changed to include a false claim about autism and vaccines. Multiple CDC officials familiar with the…
Read more CDC website is changed to include false claim about autism and vaccinesA page of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was changed to include a false claim about autism and vaccines. Multiple CDC officials familiar with…
Read more CDC website changed to include false claim about autism and vaccinesThe national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have altered their website on autism and vaccines, removing unequivocal statements that immunizations don’t cause the neurodevelopmental disorder and replacing…
Read more CDC replaces website on vaccines and autism with false and misleading statementsThe United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in…
Read more A new virus variant and lagging vaccinations may mean the US is in for a severe flu seasonThe head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a government…
Read more FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe ‘serious concerns’Trump administration health officials plan to remove a vaccine ingredient that’s been safely in use for decades, aluminum. The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has…
Read more Why is a metal such as aluminum in some vaccines?