Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.
Vaccination and Immunization
What to Know About Measles When Traveling
Summer travel raises fears that the highly infectious virus will spread. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.
RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time
The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.
Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.
C.D.C. Committee Votes Against Flu Shots With the Preservative Thimerosal
A C.D.C. advisory committee on Thursday voted against flu shots that contain the ingredient.
RFK Jr.’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.
How Kennedy’s Purge of Advisers Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll back vaccine recommendations.
Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.
Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even dementia.
What RFK Jr.’s ACIP Shakeup Could Mean for Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of an influential committee, including the appointment of new members, has created concern about vaccine access.
Under RFK Jr., the CDC Says Healthy Children Don’t Need Covid Vaccines. Is That True?
Here’s what the data tells us about Covid’s risks to children — and the benefits of vaccination.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended decades of standard protocol in announcing that the vaccine would be dropped from the immunization schedule for healthy children.
The FDA May Restrict Covid Vaccines. Who Will Be Able to Get Them?
Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.
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