Dr. Erica Kaufman West, infectious disease specialist at Franciscan Physician Network, describes RSV, its threat to seniors and the vaccine to…
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Florida is experiencing a measles outbreak with 9 people currently infected. “Measles is not just a rash,” and shouldn’t be something to dismi…
As the new year kicks into gear, so has a trio of respiratory viruses, creating what experts are calling a “tripledemic.” The flu, COVID-19 an…
Researchers studied pediatric patients and found an 81.7% rate of hospitalization for RSV. Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge has more. %
A new COVID-19 variant called JN.1 is spreading rapidly, but it’s not all bad news. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.
An experimental melanoma vaccine could be made available in the next two years, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel told AFP.
The new variant of the omicron virus, HV.1, became the dominant strain of COVID-19 just five months after it was discovered in the US.
Dr. Ibraheem Yousef, a pulmonary/critical care physician at Franciscan Physician Network, discusses the importance of the vaccine for seniors.
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine that can shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Among the targets for the experimental shots: melanoma, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and lung cancer.
Metapneumovirus or HMPV appears to be spiking this spring. Not to be confused with Covid-19 or RSV which are both currently on the downward sp…
A first-of-its-kind RSV vaccine for pregnant women guards their newborns against the respiratory virus — and federal health advisers on Thursday backed Pfizer's shot despite some lingering questions.
After 60 years of research, the world's first RSV vaccine for older adults has been cleared in the US. Bloomberg's Suzi Ring reports from GSK'…
Dr. Erica Kaufman West, an infectious disease physician at Franciscan Health, talks about vaccine fatigue as the COVID emergency officially ends.
Novak Djokovic can return to the U.S. Open this year after missing the tournament in 2022 because the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for foreign air travelers ends next week. A spokesman for the U.S. Tennis Association says the group looks forward to welcoming the 22-time Grand Slam champion back. The White House says most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements will disappear May 11, when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. The U.S. Open begins in August. Djokovic has missed several key events because he decided not to get inoculated.
The CDC is relaxing covid restrictions on international travelers coming to the US. The agency will now allow anyone who has received a single…
Federal officials have announced older Americans and those with weakened immune systems can receive additional shots of the reformulated Covid…
A bill pending in the California legislature would require schools to notify parents that their kids are expected to be vaccinated for HPV before entering eighth grade, as part of a push to get more children inoculated against the cancer-causing strains of the virus, theoretically before they become sexually active.
As government officials close the book on the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities are turning their attention to the next chapter of the vaccination campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration has flagged Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological condition, as a potential risk for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.
Vaccination is still the top method of preventing serious illness, experts involved in the research say.
A federal mandate for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year. An Associated Press analysis has identified about 750 nursing homes and 110 hospitals nationwide that have been cited for violations.
Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits and some treatments.
Buckingham Palace confirmed in a statement that Camilla, Queen Consort had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
A growing online conspiracy theory is using the tagline “died suddenly” to baselessly claim that COVID-19 vaccines are killing people.
Bird flu outbreak could lead to new poultry vaccinations.