In a progress report covering its activities in 2024, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, today reported that Gavi-supported vaccines saved a record 1.7 million lives, 400,000 more than in 2023. In a ...

The state recorded 100 cases, marking New Mexico’s first measles outbreak since 1996. The outbreak began in Lea County, which bordered the West Texas hot spot. New Mexico also had an outbreak at a ...

In a new study in JAMA Pediatrics, population-level effectiveness and herd immunity were robust 17 years after human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine introduction, even in sexually experienced adolescent ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today that it has conditionally approved a drug for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) larval infestations in cattle. The FDA said ...

"Vaccination during pregnancy confers direct protection to newborns through transfer of maternal antibodies, conferring passive immunity to the infant for approximately 6 months, and is associated ...

The US State Department announced it will introduce the HIV-prevention drug lenacapavir in Uganda through PEPFAR.

Leaders with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced changes to vaccine recommendations and made statements about vaccine safety without evidence. They also announced a ...

Three new illnesses, and one additional death, have been reported in a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to packaged meals.

A new Cochrane review demonstrates that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines are safe and effective in protecting ...

Previous preclinical and clinical studies of inhaled nebulised UFH in lung injury, have shown a positive effect on pulmonary coagulation, inflammation, oxygenation and other lung injury parameters.

Elsewhere, the New York State Department of Health on September 27 issued a measles alert after the virus was detected in ...