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 ...

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 ...

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

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stepped up efforts to rewrite U.S. vaccination policy, dropping recommendations ...

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

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, has been picked to also serve as acting director of the CDC, a White House official ...

Several states are pursuing efforts to roll back school vaccine mandates with mixed success, potentially paving the way for federal action to eliminate such requirements nationwide.

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

Medical groups sue to halt CDC vaccine advisory meeting and new child immunization guidelines under Health Secretary RFK Jr. Read more here.

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first year in office has upended decades of public health norms. He’s touted his overhauls ...

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