Vaccines
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary.
Senators grill RFK Jr. in HHS confirmation hearing
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.
Q&A: How the US can combat anti-vaccine activism
Kindergarten vaccine coverage has been on a steady decline since the 2019-2020 school year, and fewer parents felt it was important for their teens to receive all recommended vaccines in 2023 compared with 2021.
Study: Apnea more common among preterm infants who receive 2-month vaccines
Short-term apnea is more common among hospitalized preterm infants who receive their 2-month vaccines compared with those who do not, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Pediatrics.
FDA says RSV vaccines must come with Guillain-Barré warning
The FDA is adding a warning about Guillain-Barré syndrome to the respiratory syncytial virus vaccines manufactured by GSK and Pfizer based on data that suggest there may be a link between the shots and the rare disorder.
FDA committee asks for more data on RSV vaccine safety in infants
An FDA advisory committee said it wants to see more data to understand the implications of what the FDA called an “imbalance” in cases of severe respiratory syncytial virus among infants participating in an early-stage RSV vaccine trial.
Simultaneous adjuvant flu, RZV vaccines a safe, ‘acceptable option’ for older adults
The simultaneous administration of adjuvant zoster and influenza vaccines posed no additional safety risks in older adults, results from a randomized study showed.
Measles Vaccines
Vaccination Strategies in Special Populations
As older Americans continue to shoulder COVID-19 burden, treatments are underutilized
As older Americans continue to shoulder much of the COVID-19 burden, new data show that most went without a vaccine last winter and that those who got sick rarely received antivirals.