Fall is approaching and respiratory virus season is on its way. While many people in the United States would normally be rolling up their sleeves for annual vaccines, shifting federal guidelines have ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci greenlit a COVID-19 vaccination study on pregnant women to “fill gaps in our knowledge” after he privately theorized that the injection could possibly cause miscarriages in the first ...

Chief Executive Officer Steve Lo outlined the company’s oral vaccine platform, its government-funded COVID-19 study and development opportunities in norovirus and influenza during an H.C. Wainwright ...

In the United States, children routinely receive an injectable form of the polio vaccine. This vaccine is very effective at preventing illness, but it doesn't block transmission of the polio virus as ...

As a pediatrician, I recommend children get approximately 30 injections between birth and 18 years of age, following the ...