As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...
Measles vaccines given long ago could be less effective now, doctors say
For those who were vaccinated for measles many decades ago, there’s a chance the protection has worn off by now. Here's how ...
US CDC says vaccination remains best defense against measles after death in Texas
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against ...
Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug ...
CDC seems to defy Trump executive order by participating in WHO vaccine conference
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would join a conference hosted by the World Health Organization in ...
CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women
A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened ...
CDC investigating hospitalizations of five people who recently received chikungunya vaccine
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people ...
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CDC: Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19, Influenza Assessed for 2024-2025 Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published 2 sets of interim estimates: a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) analysis sourced from data from the Virtual SARS-CoV-2 ...
CDC: Bad flu season has peaked in the United States
One of the worst flu seasons in years has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control ...
Vintage photos show life before the measles vaccine
Before the measles vaccine, there were over 30 million cases of the disease worldwide each year.
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Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
Measles is highly contagious. Without a vaccine, 9 out of 10 people exposed to measles will become infected, the CDC said. About 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children with measles will die, usually from ...