Vaccination
‘Viruses do not respect borders’: Measles cases double in Europe
An analysis by WHO and UNICEF revealed that measles cases topped 127,350 across Europe in 2024, doubling the cases from 2023 and marking the highest number of measles cases reported since 1997.
AAD releases measles resource center for dermatologists amid 2025 US outbreaks
The American Academy of Dermatology has created a measles resource center for dermatologists to stay prepared during the current U.S. measles outbreak.
Increasing HPV vaccine coverage may decrease cancers among people with HIV
SAN FRANCISCO — Increasing HPV vaccination rates could help decrease the number of cancer cases “attributable to HIV,” according to data from a study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
Study: Live vaccines safe, effective in pediatric transplant recipients
Most pediatric transplant recipients who received live-attenuated viral vaccines after transplant developed protective antibodies that persisted for up to a year after vaccination with no significant safety events, researchers found.
Unvaccinated adult tests positive for measles after dying in New Mexico
An adult in New Mexico tested positive for measles after dying, state health officials announced Thursday amid a growing outbreak of the highly contagious disease centered in neighboring Texas.
Makary vows FDA will uphold 'gold standard of trusted science' during Senate hearing
Lawmakers grilled Martin Makary, MD, MPH, on transparency, his plans for mifepristone and his stance on the recently cancelled Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting during Thursday’s senate hearing to be the next FDA commissioner.
Cervical precancer incidence falls 80% among women most likely to be vaccinated for HPV
From 2008 to 2022, the incidence of cervical precancers fell by 80% among screened women aged 20 to 24 years, supporting recommendations for HPV vaccination at ages 11 to 12 years, researchers wrote in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Senators question NIH nominee Bhattacharya about funding cuts
Senators questioned Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, about proposed NIH cuts to biomedical research, the safety of vaccines, and government transparency during his nomination hearing Wednesday to be the next director of the NIH.
Study: Vaccination reduces children’s long COVID risk by 57%
Children vaccinated against COVID-19 were more than 50% less likely to develop at least one long COVID symptom compared with unvaccinated children, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: Lack of knowledge about HPV and its vaccine ‘not surprising’
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, yet many people lack knowledge of the infection or hold several misconceptions about it.