The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

On Feb. 26, 2025, Texas health officials announced the death of a child in a measles outbreak – the first measles death in the United States since 2015. The outbreak was first identified in early February in Gaines County, Texas, where just 82% of kindergartners are vaccinated against measles, compared…

In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified this flu season as having “high” severity…

Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response.

Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain complication in children

“The latest data from the Phase I trial are encouraging,” said the study’s lead author.

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer

Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus after an unvaccinated child died in the West Texas outbreak this week

The decision comes amid the worst flu season in 15 years

Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism

An unvaccinated child's death in a West Texas measles outbreak marks the first US death from measles in a decade.

Elon Musk's vague White House role is only controversial because he's trying to slash bureaucracy.