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TUESDAY, March 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A new vaccine meant to prevent Lyme disease may be one step closer to approval.
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- March 24, 2026
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FRIDAY, March 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A meningitis vaccine does not protect against gonorrhea spread between men, a new clinical trial has concluded.
Experts had hoped that a meningococcal B vaccine called 4CMenB might prevent the spread of gonorrhea,...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 20, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has stopped a major effort to change the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule.
The ruling, issued Monday in Massachusetts, blocks U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to
MONDAY, March 16, 2026 (HealthDay News) — You’re waiting for a vaccination. The person ahead of you stumbles out, groaning about how painful the shot was.
Could hearing that make your own injection hurt worse?
Yes, a new study says.
What others say about an experience – be it a vaccination, or a job interview, or a college course – can shape how it actu...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 16, 2026
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TUESDAY, March 10, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Travelers heading overseas may want to check their vaccination records first.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to make sure their polio vaccines are up to date before traveling internationally.
The warning comes after the virus...
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- March 10, 2026
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MONDAY, March 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Even a slight decrease in measles vaccinations could spark a seven-fold increase in new cases, a new report says.
Just a 1% annual drop in the rate of MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) childhood jabs could prompt 17,000 measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations and 36 preventable deaths each year, concludes a new report from the Common Health Coalition...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- March 9, 2026
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THURSDAY, Feb. 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A group of 15 states is suing the Trump administration over recent changes to federal vaccine guidelines for kids.
The lawsuit, announced this week, aims to reverse a decision made in January that reduced the number of diseases kids are routinely vaccinated against from 17 to 11.
The suit also challenges the removal and replacem...
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- February 26, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2026 (HealthDay News) — If you avoid getting vaccinated because you dread one needle stick after another, there’s hopeful news from scientists at five major U.S. universities.
They’ve taken a major step toward developing a nasal spray that could one day protect against everything from
TUESDAY, Feb. 24, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cancer rates are plummeting in states with higher rates of HPV vaccination, a new study reports.
Overall, cervical cancers have declined by 27% among young women in the years since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine became availabl...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 24, 2026
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THURSDAY, Feb. 19, 2026 (HealthDay News) — In a sudden reversal, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review Moderna’s experimental mRNA influenza vaccine.
The move comes just one week after the agency refused to evaluate the company’s application, a decision that sent shockwaves through the biotech industry.
The initial rejection centere...
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- February 19, 2026
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THURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a major blow to vaccine development, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will not review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu shot.
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, told the company it lacked an "adequate and well-controlled" study, <...
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- February 12, 2026
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Two major medical groups will begin reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness after major changes at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have raised alarms among experts.
The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Vaccine Integrity Project at the University of Minnesota announced Tuesday that they are creating an...
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- February 11, 2026
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TUESDAY, Feb. 10, 2026 (HealthDay News) — As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, a top Trump administration health official is urging families to protect themselves by getting vaccinated.
“Take the vaccine, please,”
MONDAY, Feb. 2, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The flu is hitting kids hard this season.
So far, 52 kids have died from the flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Jan. 30. About 9 in 10 had not r...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- February 2, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Many children’s doctors say they will follow vaccine guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) narrowed its own recommendations this month.
On Monday, the AAP updated its recommendations for what shots kids should get. While the changes were small, including ...
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- January 27, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The United States is more vulnerable to future outbreaks, pandemics and health crises due to a breakdown in federal disease tracking, a new study says.
Nearly half of once-routinely updated health surveillance databases maintained by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stopped or delayed updates in 2025, researchers rep...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 27, 2026
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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are struggling to contain two growing measles outbreaks in the U.S., as new cases continue to climb weeks after holiday travel and gatherings helped the virus spread.
In South Carolina, officials co...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 15, 2026
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TUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have decided to narrow the list of vaccines routinely recommended for U.S. children, a move that has outraged public health experts.
The updated childhood immunization schedule — released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — pares the number of diseases prevented by s...
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- January 6, 2026
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MONDAY, Dec. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccines given to children last fall helped keep many out of emergency rooms (ER) and urgent care, new data shows.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that COVID vaccines reduced the risk of ER visits by 76% in kids under age 4 and by 56% in kids ages 5 to 17 during the first six months after vaccinatio...
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- December 15, 2025
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THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have begun a safety review of two RSV medicines used to protect infants, even though no safety problems have been reported.
The review covers Beyfortus (from Sanofi and AstraZeneca) and Enflonsia (from Merck), both monocl...
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- December 11, 2025
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THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal officials say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing reports of possible deaths in adults and children following COVID-19 vaccination.
“FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potenti...
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- December 11, 2025
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TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A confidential internal memo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is creating new controversy around vaccine safety after an agency official said the COVID-19 vaccine may have played a role in the deaths of at least 10 children.
The memo, which was obtained by The New York Times, has not been released publicly or reviewed...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- December 2, 2025
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FRIDAY, Nov. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer’s mRNA flu vaccine worked better than a standard flu shot in a large Phase 3 trial, researchers reported.
The results, published Nov. 19 in The
THURSDAY, Oct. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You may have seen recent news stories reporting that a national data investigation found that routine childhood vaccination is slipping across much of the United States, leaving classrooms and daycares with growing...
- Todd A. Mahr, MD, Executive Medical Director, American College Of Allergy, Asthma And Immunology HealthDay Reporter
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- October 23, 2025
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MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies can be safely administered antibody protection against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) after birth even if their moms had RSV vaccination while pregnant, a new study says.
An antibody shot called nirse...
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- October 20, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on vaccine makers to create separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) shots, though public health experts saying there’s no scien...
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- October 7, 2025
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TUESDAY, Oct. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dropped its recommendation that all Americans receive routine COVID-19 shots, leaving the decision up to patients and doctors.
The shift follows new guidance from a panel of vaccine advisers a...
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- October 7, 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’t get the jab, a new study says.
Depending on which vaccine they received, HPV infections fell by 76% to 98...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- October 1, 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 COVID-19 shots.
The committee voted unanimously Friday to...
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- September 22, 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 me...
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- 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 together as the West Coast Health Alliance — issued joint guidance Wednesday encouraging broader vaccine use than what&rs...
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- September 19, 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, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
So far, at least 68 suspected cases and 16 deaths have been report...
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- September 15, 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, more than half of RSV-infected infants and children who required intensive care or prolonged hospitalization were born at t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- September 12, 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 Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who described current vaccine rules a...
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- September 4, 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’ risk of hospitalization by 58% during two RSV seasons, researchers reported Aug. 30 in the
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.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
Both pharmacy chains say vaccine access will now v...
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- September 2, 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 stroke, according to an evidence review presented Thursday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting ...
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- August 29, 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 available.
The updated vaccines from Moderna,
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and
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 shot this fall.
There is — and Health and Human Services Secretary
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.
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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 available to them, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the Morbidit...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- August 11, 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 mRNA vaccine development, the agency announced Tuesday.
The funding had been awarded to 22 research projects manage...
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- August 7, 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.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed off on the recommendation from an expert panel that ...
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- July 25, 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 third (35%) of babies eligible for nirsevimab got the injection during...
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- July 17, 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.
The research, published July 14 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at 50 chroni...
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- July 15, 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 medical conditions that put them at higher risk of severe illness.
The move makes
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 censored its vaccine-related content.
The Children’s Health Defense sued Meta Platforms, the parent company...
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- July 1, 2025
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