Queensland records worst flu season in a decade, with cases 18 per cent up on last year
Queensland has recorded its worst year in more than a decade for cases of the flu, but experts…
Stanford Medicine study shows why mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines can cause myocarditis
“Two proteins, named CXCL10 and IFN-gamma, popped up. We think these two are the major drivers of myocarditis,”…
Dismantling of U.S. childhood vaccination schedule has begun
If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered…
COVID-19 pandemic and waning immunity disrupted measles population immunity and strategies to close immunity gaps
Ethical approval This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (2013.10.CHN.2.ESR),…
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
Current US guidelines call for universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborn babies.Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post/Getty Members of…
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…
Embattled FDA official defends vaccine plan in closed-door remarks
Damian Garde is a reporter at large, live and feature journalism, covering the global drug industry and contributing…
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…
New influenza strain adds urgency to getting a flu shot this year
Last winter, for the first time since Covid-19 entered our world, influenza reclaimed its spot as the worst…