Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, was there when the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) first came online in 1990, when the agency convinced four health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to contribute data to assess vaccine safety.

In a major policy shift, federal health officials anticipate the shots will be made available to adults 65 and older as well as children and younger adults who have one or more risk factors that make them more vulnerable to severe COVID-19.

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

Two global health groups that fund billions of dollars worth of critical medical aid - from childhood vaccines to malaria treatments - are in talks about merging some functions to help combat a financing crunch,

Medical authorities worldwide have established the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine against chickenpox, despite US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that the shot is not used in Europe.

On May 20, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be available to everyone. Instead, annual boosters will be limited to people ages 65 and older, and those with certain medical conditions that put them at high risk for severe infection.

Thinking of getting the shingles shot? Recent research suggests that it may protect against more than just the virus.

Vaccine rejection in some communities in Adamawa State is making the state government uneasy. The state Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta,