The U.S. also endured its highest flu-related hospitalization rates in almost 15 years last flu season, with unvaccinated ...

Earlier this January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted a new immunization schedule for children, ...

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician, reluctantly voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. It ...

The Trump-appointed head of the federal panel that recommends vaccines is saying that polio and measles vaccines—and perhaps ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Health is meeting in Panama City Beach on Friday to discuss potential changes to the state’s vaccine requirements, a proposal that could significantly alter which ...

Parents around the country are suddenly confronting a bizarre dynamic: Their pediatrician's vaccine advice doesn't match that of the federal government. Why it matters: Kids' health is at stake at a ...

The CDC never recommended babies get 72 injections . In 2024 and part of 2025, before the Trump administration’s changes, it recommended children up to age 2 get up to 12 different vaccines protecting ...

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Monday that it has updated its recommended vaccine schedule for children, reducing the number of immunizations all kids should receive from ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is recommending fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday. Health officials will continue to recommend the measles, mumps ...

Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Updated, Dec. 5: This story, originally published Dec. 4, has been ...