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.

The stories during fall’s annual vaccine season kept piling up: Patients driving to Washington. Doctors concerned about a ...

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

While no test is 100% accurate, home tests are generally quick and painless. Though, false readings may happen, especially if the sample is lackluster. If you’re experiencing flu or COVID symptoms and ...

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

Plus: Diving deep into the Medicare Advantage rate kerfuffle. Good afternoon! We’re almost through the week. Let’s get into the Health Brief. Do you have any story tips or health policy intel? Shoot ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost a dozen cases of measles so far this year along with a pediatric flu death is now prompting the Virginia Department of Health to align immunization schedules with the American Academy of ...

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

Federal officials have missed the legal deadline to notify the public of an upcoming ACIP meeting, raising questions about ...

A U.S. vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for later this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...