CDC advisory panel voted on measles and COVID vaccines this week. Here are the key takeaways.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee on Friday wrapped two days of meetings that involved…
Jerry Of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns In Protest
Ben Cohen (left) and Jerry Greenfield (right) of Ben & Jerry’s seen in April 2008. The iconic ice…
Donald Trump’s health chief, RFK Jr, is dividing Republicans on vaccines
In a video message released on December 11, 2020, US President Donald Trump claimed the nation had achieved…
Florida surgeon general says decision to end school vaccine requirements wasn’t based on data
Florida’s top health official said last week that the state will start dismantling school vaccine mandates, something no…
Rodent adapted marburg viruses are lethal in ferrets
GPA-MARV is uniformly lethal in ferrets To determine whether GPA-MARV or MA-MARV caused disease in ferrets, groups of…
Some vulnerable seniors can’t get COVID vaccines amid case spike
Seniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike…
Over 1,000 HHS staffers call on Trump to fire RFK Jr. for “endangering the nation’s health”
More than 1,000 current and former Health and Human Services employees penned an open letter Wednesday calling for…
Floss-based vaccine shows early promise
August 19, 2025 At a Glance Researchers found that a dental floss-based vaccine stimulated strong immune responses in…
Survival and transmission fitness of SARS-CoV-2 over the time-of-flight in an aerosolization chamber
Baker, R. E. et al. Infectious disease in an era of global change. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 20, 193–205…
mRNA technology could hold hope for fighting cancer, but future is in doubt under RFK Jr.
If you think last week’s decision by the federal government to halt $500 million in funding for vaccine development…
Trump Surgeon General Blasts RFK Jr. Defunding mRNA Vaccines
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it will be ending its mRNA vaccine development…
RFK Jr. halts $500 million for mRNA vaccine research
The federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology,…