Vaccination

A measles outbreak in Texas has climbed to nearly 60 cases in 3 weeks, with most cases occurring among unvaccinated children, according to state health officials.

The FDA approved GSK’s pentavalent meningococcal vaccine to protect children and young adults aged 10 to 25 years against five meningococcal serogroups, the company announced.

Last week the CDC published Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration froze public communications from various national health agencies.

WHO and the Uganda Health Ministry have launched a first-ever vaccine trial for the species of Ebola at the center of an ongoing outbreak in Uganda’s capital city.

I had the unique opportunity to serve as an adjunct faculty member, as a lecturer in the public health track, at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry for more than 30 years.

In 5 years, COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life. Although tens of thousands of cases continue to occur each week, the world’s top public health agencies have considered the pandemic phase of COVID-19 to be over for years.

In July of 2022, mpox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC, by WHO during a surge in infections that led to more than 100,000 cases in 122 countries.

Senators voted on party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next U.S. health secretary.

Inconsistent messaging and evolving recommendations surrounding COVID-19 vaccination protocols may have contributed to both hesitancy and fatigue regarding vaccines among patients, according to experts.

Health officials in Uganda confirmed there is an Ebola virus outbreak in the capital city and that one person has died.