The measles vaccine is required in NC schools. Here's what to know

North Carolina public schools require students get the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, but families can ask for an ...
STAT

My son had rotavirus before he could get the vaccine. Ending universal rotavirus vaccination is a tragedy

The Department of Health and Human Services has removed the rotavirus vaccine, along with five others, from the list of universally recommended childhood immunizations. This makes the U.S. an outlier.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

I get why people have vaccine fatigue. It'll make you sick. | Opinion

The United States is experiencing its most severe flu season in 25 years, partly attributed to post-pandemic vaccine fatigue. The CDC reports a significant spike in flu cases, hospitalizations, and ...
USA Today

US revises childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s what it means for your kids.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 6 said it was revising its childhood immunization schedule to recommend four fewer vaccines − but what does that mean for parents and their ...
The Hill

CMS no longer requiring childhood vaccination data from states

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) no longer will require states to report childhood and adolescent immunization statuses as it explores “alternative immunization measures.” In a Dec ...
Detroit Free Press

Trinity, MyMichigan Health pledge to offer hepatitis B vaccine at birth

A vaccine advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change the recommendations for when babies should get a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. That ...
Forbes

CDC Vaccine Advisors To Stop Recommending Hepatitis B For Newborns

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Judy Stone focuses her writing on infectious diseases. Updated, Dec. 5: This story, originally published Dec. 4, has been ...
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Doctor soothes baby during vaccination with playful song

The doctor uses a gentle song to keep the baby calm and comfortable during her vaccination. Anwar, I'm not afraid of you, but hands off my family, warns Albert Tei Vladimir Putin authorised ...
The Tico Times

Costa Rica and El Salvador Issue First Digital Yellow Fever Certificates

Costa Rica and El Salvador have taken a key step in modernizing public health by issuing the first digital yellow fever vaccination certificates in the Americas. This move, backed by the ...
ProPublica

My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every ...
The New York Times

Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth In the ...