Childhood vaccines may be unsafe because few if any have been tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved. But that claim misunderstands the vaccine safety testing process and takes ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A shot of a shingles vaccine blocks reactivation, potentially preventing the virus from triggering brain inflammation that ...

News of the studies being pulled comes weeks after the CDC decided it wouldn't publish a report showing last winter's covid vaccine cut the likelihood of hospitalizations.

The risk of infectious disease outbreaks is increasing as public health experts and libertarians talk past one another. Hand wringing and finger pointing won’t help bridge the gap. What can work is ...

Researchers across the world are working on a hantavirus vaccine, though they say development is in the early stages and ...

The district has been undergoing a joint campaign to inform parents of the importance of vaccinations, and provide more ...