Vaccines

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in older adults and young children—vaccinations are an effective way to reduce illness

“America’s Doctor” says that our common enemy is the danger posed by viruses, not each other.

If the influenza virus infecting cattle workers starts a pandemic, help in the form of a vaccine is months away

Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise after a lull at the beginning of the COVID pandemic

Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of Marburg virus disease to reduce the risk of wider spread

Flawed implementation of a global eradication strategy brought poliovirus to Gaza, and wartime conditions let the infection spread

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo told Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines, citing false safety concerns

We’re in a summer COVID surge, and updated vaccines are due soon. Here’s a quick update on what you need to know

Virologists say that the bird flu strain that is infecting cattle in the U.S. is unlikely to cause a pandemic in humans, but countries are gathering vaccines and stepping up surveillance just in case

Finland has decided to vaccinate farmworkers against bird flu—and experts say the U.S. should do the same

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots