Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak a warning sign for World Cup travel
Three passengers are dead. Seven people are ill. The ship is anchored off Cape Verde, passengers cannot disembark,…
BioNTech founders to leave, form new mRNA-focused company
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California virus: What to know about human metapneumovirus
A respiratory virus that doesn’t have a vaccine or a specific treatment regimen is spreading in some parts…
What the FDA’s Moderna rejection means for every vaccine maker
The Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to review Moderna’s flu vaccine this month has renewed fears that Trump…
Moderna’s president weighs in on FDA’s decision not to review its flu vaccine
Food and Drug Administration officials told Moderna in August that they would review its application for a new…
Flu cases surging in California as officials warn of powerful virus strain
California officials are issuing warnings about a new flu strain that is increasing flu-related cases and hospitalizations statewide,…
Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an…
RFK Jr.’s ACIP panel recommends delay in newborn hepatitis B vaccination
A panel that advises on U.S. vaccine policy voted on Friday to recommend a delay in when most…
CDC vaccine panel poised to recommend changing hepatitis B birth-dose
This story has been updated with discussion at the ACIP meeting and to note that the panel’s planned…
Former FDA chiefs sound alarm on proposed vaccine overhaul
Changes to the ways in which the Food and Drug Administration plans to regulate vaccines represent a threat…
ACIP hepatitis B review: Vaccine experts say they’re being excluded
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to review the hepatitis B vaccine this week.…
FDA claims Covid vaccine caused kids’ deaths. Experts are skeptical
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator asserted in an email to staff sent Friday that the…