RFK Jr. Downplays Severity of Deadly Measles Outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet ...
Debunking some common myths about the flu
One myth is that getting the vaccine will cause the flu. “It is impossible to get the flu from the flu shot,” said Wu. For Mark Semmelrock, the vaccine saved his life. “I am immunosuppressed and so I ...
Measles death in Texas prompts vaccination warnings from Gulf Coast health officials
A child has died from measles in Texas. This is the first death from the disease in the U.S. since 2015. Measles is a highly ...
FDA cancels meeting of vaccine experts scheduled to advise on flu shots
A panel of scientific experts that advises the Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy learned Wednesday that its upcoming meeting to discuss next year’s flu vaccines had been canceled.
FDA cancels pivotal advisory meeting about next season's flu vaccine
An FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting to discuss next season’s flu vaccine has been canceled, potentially delaying the ...
Meeting of US FDA vaccine advisers canceled, committee member says
A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee ...
‘Local immunization rates for children are lower than 94%’; doctors urge people to get vaccinated in wake of measles death in Texas
Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clear up in a few days. But measles can cause serious ...
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'God help us all': Infectious disease experts panic after Trump FDA cancels vaccine meeting
Despite this being the worst flu season in 15 years, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly cancelled a ...
A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade
A child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said Wednesday, the first U.S.
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in ...
Monroe doctor explains how to stay safe amid deadly measles outbreak
As cases continue to rise in Texas' largest measles outbreak in 30 years with at least one death reported, some people might ...