The U.S. is changing which vaccines are recommended for children, slashing the number of shots endorsed for everyone and ...

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Even as doctor visits and hospitalizations from the flu decreased, an additional 15 children died last week. Doctors caution ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its website with a new stance on the potential link between vaccines and autism. The new wording on the CDC’s site now states, "The claim ...

Hundreds of scientific studies have found no link between vaccines and autism. But some doctors say they're fielding more and more questions from parents on the topic. Last week, the U.S. Centers for ...

Daskalakis is the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and is principal at Dr Demetre Consulting. Jernigan is the former director of the CDC’s ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Covid vaccine guidance Monday to recommend Covid shots for people 65 and older and only after they consult doctors or pharmacists. The CDC ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Virginia is now experiencing very high activity levels of influenza-like ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has altered its website on autism and vaccines, removing ...

The CDC made an unprecedented move this week to change the recommended vaccine schedule for children. Here's what to know ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...