The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ...

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

Doctors and infectious disease experts stress that flu vaccines are safe, and they are especially important for older adults ...

Thimerosal is an ingredient that helps keep vaccines pathogen free. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic, has falsely stated the ingredient is a ...

Five pediatric flu deaths were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, pushing the total to 266 ...

The CDC declared the end of its emergency response to H5N1 avian flu as a health threat to humans, David Murray writes.

The federal government is recommending flu vaccines remove the preservative thimerosal after Health and Human Services ...

The 2025 flu season is the worst in over a decade, with record-high infections, hospitalizations, and a rare second peak.

Health officials have reported 266 influenza-related pediatric deaths to the CDC for the 2024-25 season — the highest number of pediatric deaths in any non-H1N1 flu pandemic season since 2004. Ninety ...

At least 11 children in the U.S. have died from influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy since October 2023, a ...