The federal government updated the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule in January. Find out if the changes impact your child, insurance.

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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first year in office has upended decades of public health norms. He’s touted his overhauls as major wins for his “Make America Healthy ...

A 3-day meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that was scheduled for next week has been called off, HHS confirmed to Healio on Thursday.HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon said ...

Federal levers include authorization, guideline-linked insurance coverage, and Vaccines for Children funding, whereas states can set school-entry mandates and choose alternative guidance frameworks.

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had ...

In Roanoke County and surrounding counties, COVID-19 emergency department visit levels remain low. Flu and RSV emergency ...

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will step in as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control ...

A U.S. vaccine advisory committee meeting, scheduled by the CDC, has been canceled without a new date. Health Secretary ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisors committee is not going to meet next week as planned, according to a spokesperson for the US Department of Health and ...

Bhattacharya will be the third leader of the embattled CDC, the nation’s top public health agency, during President Donald Trump’s second term. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired ...