Influenza vaccination is associated with significantly lower odds of myocardial infarction (MI), according to a large meta-analysis published late last week in BMC Public Health. In the study, ...

Researchers at the University of Oxford report that a routine shingles shot may do more than prevent a painful rash. Their work, supported by the National Institute for Health and other funders, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. is accelerating efforts to remake the nation's vaccine policies, pushing past the objections of government scientists and lawmakers, as ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) -Florida's plan to eliminate vaccine mandates would make inoculations optional for several million school-age children and college students, a move that disease experts said will ...

Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions regarding immunization ...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to federal vaccine policy are prompting medical organizations and several states to formulate their own vaccine recommendations ...

Pioneering biostatistician and infectious disease expert Dr. Elizabeth Halloran recently transitioned to emerita after a 40-year career shaping the design and analysis of vaccine trials and pandemic ...

The Minnesota-based Vaccine Integrity Project followed through Tuesday on a promise to provide scientific data on vaccine safety and effectiveness ― with the results contradicting President Donald ...