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Vaccine Hesitancy Is on the Rise. Who Do Americans Trust to Help Them Make Important Vaccine Decisions? A New HealthDay/Harris Poll
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, of the Yale School of Medicine talks with Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, of the Baylor School of Medicine about the rise in vaccine refusal and the backlash against scientists.
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HPV Vaccine Protecting Against Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is protecting women from the cervical-cancer-causing virus — including those who don...
New Vaccine Panel Recommends Doctor Consults Before COVID Shots
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 22, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new federal vaccine panel appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recommended tighter restrictions on
CDC Advisers Limit MMRV Combo Vaccine, Delay Hepatitis B Vote
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Top vaccine advisers hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to limit the use of a combination shot that protects against
West Coast States Issue Their Own COVID, Flu, RSV Vaccine Rules
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Four Western states are taking a different approach from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccines for COVID-19, flu and RSV.
California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington — now working togethe...
Ebola Vaccinations Begin in Congo After Deadly Outbreak
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 15, 2025
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MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health workers in southern Kasai province have started giving Ebola vaccines as officials race to contain the latest outbreak...
Even Healthy Babies At Risk For Severe RSV Infection
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2025
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FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — RSV can make even healthy, full-term babies sick enough to land in the hospital or require intensive care, a new study says.
In fact, mor...
Florida Plans To End All Vaccine Mandates
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 4, 2025
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THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Florida may soon become the first state in the U.S. to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a major shift in health policy that may increase risk of disease outbreaks.
The plan was announced this week by State Surgeon General <...
One Dose of RSV Vaccine May Shield Older People for Two Seasons
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of RSV vaccine might protect seniors for two cold and flu seasons in a row, a new study says.
Vaccination reduced seniors...
CVS, Walgreens Limit COVID Vaccines in Some States as Rules Shift
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- September 2, 2025
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TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — CVS and Walgreens are changing where and how they offer COVID-19 vaccines this season as they work to comply with state laws and current U....
Shingles Vaccine Might Protect Against Heart Attack, Stroke
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2025
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FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The shingles vaccine not only protects against the painful skin infection, but also might provide heart health benefits, a new study says.
Shingles vaccination also appears to lower a person’s risk of heart attack and ...
FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines, But Fewer People Will Be Eligible
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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THURSDAY, Aug. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season but has restricted who can receive them.
This marks the most limited federal policy since the shots first became availa...
Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19,
Roll Up Your Sleeve: Flu Shot Season is At Hand
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- August 23, 2025
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SATURDAY, Aug. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With a longtime vaccine critic leading the nation’s health departments, you might be wondering whether there’s a new flu sho...
AAP Issues New Vaccine Guidelines That Differ From U.S. Government Advice
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 20, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued vaccine recommendations that differ from U.S. government guidelines.
Nearly 9 in 10 ER Patients Aren't Fully Vaccinated
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 11, 2025
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MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 9 out of 10 adults who land in an ER haven't been fully vaccinated, a new study says.
People who came to an emergency department for treatment of minor injuries or illnesses were often unaware of the vaccines availabl...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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THURSDAY, Aug. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts meant to support m...
U.S. to Remove Mercury Preservative From Flu Jabs
- HealthDay Reporter
- Denise Mann
- July 25, 2025
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FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It's official: The controversial preservative thimerosal will be stripped from all flu vaccines distributed in the United States.
Few Babies Getting RSV Antibody Shot, Study Says
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- July 17, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, researchers report.
Only about a th...
Study Finds No Link Between Vaccine Aluminum and Health Problems
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- July 15, 2025
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TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study of more than 1.2 million people found no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and long-term health problems, including autism, asthma or autoimmune diseases.
FDA Fully Approves Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Some Young Kids
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- July 11, 2025
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FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in children with medica...
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Anti-Vaccine Group’s Free Speech Case
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- July 1, 2025
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TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear a case brought by a group once led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that claimed Facebook...
Moderna’s New Flu Shot Shows Strong Results in Older Adults
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- July 1, 2025
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TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Moderna’s new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the...
U.S. Stops Funding for Gavi Global Vaccine Program, Sparking Backlash
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 27, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States will stop sending money to Gavi, a global group that helps vaccinate children in low-income countries, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary R...
RFK Jr.-Appointed Vaccine Panel Removes Flu Shot Ingredient
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 27, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. vaccine advisory panel voted Thursday to stop recommending flu shots that contain thimerosal, a move that experts say may reduce access to vaccines without maki...
COVID Vaccine Labels To Warn of Rare Heart Risk
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 27, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition ...
Ex-Vaccine Panelist Speaks Out on Firing, New Committee
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- June 26, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been soberly and deliberately helping set U.S. vaccination policy for more than 60 years.
During that time, its members have been thoroughly vetted through ...
CDC Pulls Vaccine Slide After Expert Cites Study Doesn’t Exist
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 26, 2025
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THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A presentation scheduled for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects — but the study it cited doesn’t appe...
School Vaccination Requirements Widely Supported By Americans, Poll Says
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- June 26, 2025
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THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s widespread support among Americans for requiring that kids be vaccinated before they can go to school, a n...
FDA Approves First Twice-a-Year HIV Prevention Shot
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 20, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new shot to prevent HIV infection has just been approved — and it only needs to be taken twice a year.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
CDC Vaccine Expert Resigns After RFK Jr. Cuts Advisers
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 18, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resigned, warning that changes in leadership may weaken the country’s vaccine program.
RFK Jr. Installs Critics on Vaccine Recommendation Panel
- HealthDay Reporter
- Carole Tanzer Miller
- June 12, 2025
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THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Days after ousting all 17 members of the panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun remaking it.
O...
Long-Lasting HIV Prevention Shot Headed Toward Approval
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 6, 2025
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FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new injection to prevent HIV is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month.
If approv...
Traveling Abroad? CDC Now Says Get Measles Shots First
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- June 3, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Americans planning to travel outside the country should make sure they’re vaccinated against measles<...
Measles Vaccinations Declining Throughout U.S.
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- June 3, 2025
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Declining vaccination rates are making more and more U.S. children vulnerable to measles and mumps, a new study says.
A national decrease in MMR...
FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 30, 2025
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FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine — causing sharp criticism f...
RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 28, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women.
Tuesday's announcement by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary
FDA Warns of Heart Risk With Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 22, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Pfizer and Moderna to expand their warning labels on COVID-19 vaccines.
The updated warnings highlight a rare risk of heart inflammation in teen boys and young m...
FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 21, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided that only seniors and people at high risk should get the latest COVID-19 booster shots this fall.
The new framework, announce...
FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 19, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine, but only for certain people.
The vaccine is now approved for adults ages 65 and older, or for people ages 12 to 64 who have at least one health condition that puts ...
Moderna's Combo Flu and COVID Shot Shows Promise
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 8, 2025
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A new vaccine that combines flu and COVID-19 protection in one shot shows promising results, bu...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 7, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
The division oversees vaccines an...
Shingles Vaccine Could Protect Heart Health
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- May 7, 2025
- Full Page
The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study says.
Folks...
RSV Antibody Treatment Effective For Babies
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- May 6, 2025
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Newborns can be effectively protected against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection through the use of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, researchers report.
Babies trea...
RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 2, 2025
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the U.S., a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are made available.
Th...
FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- May 1, 2025
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Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in American public health.
Now, as...
Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- April 25, 2025
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Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Wednesday.
The update sent Novavax’s stock up more than 21% in early trading. It also helped ease fears that the decision had been d...
Vaccine Panel Urges More Protection Against RSV, Meningitis and Chikungunya
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- April 17, 2025
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A panel of federal health experts on Wednesday recommended expanded vaccine options for several diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), meningitis and a mosquito-borne illness ...
Medical Mistrust Could Be Harming Hep A Vaccination Rates Among Gay, Bisexual Men
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 17, 2025
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Hepatitis A vaccinations could be lagging among men who have sex with men due to a mistrust of medicine, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, a new study says.
...
CDC Urges Extra Measles Shot For Some U.S. Travelers Amid Outbreak
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- April 11, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends extra measles protection for people traveling to areas with active outbreaks ...
Shingles Vaccine Protects Against Dementia
- HealthDay Reporter
- Dennis Thompson
- April 2, 2025
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The shingles vaccine can do more than protect seniors from painful, blistering rashes.
It also appears to protect older folks from dem...