These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

Nunavut's health department has officially declared an end to years-long tuberculosis outbreaks in Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet ...

I was literally nauseated by Kennedy’s remarks” about Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.

Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a ...

This could be America’s future if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues his rampage against public health—and it may arrive much ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 ...

A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.

Legislative changes in states like Maine and Colorado aim to protect vaccine access and adapt to federal policy shifts ...

The United States will stop sending money to Gavi, a global group that helps vaccinate children in low-income countries.

The FDA has approved use of GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine for use during the third trimester of pregnancy, for prevention of pertussis (whooping cough) in infants younger than two ...

The board faces multiple lawsuits about the state's school vaccination requirements. And another legal conflict focuses on ...