(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Newly updated COVID-19 vaccines are available across the United States. Two mRNA vaccines, Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, have been FDA approved and are ...

Last year was the first year that the US had vaccines available to protect against all three major respiratory viruses — Covid-19, flu and RSV — but vaccine uptake was low for the season.

Health officials have traditionally pushed for people to get the flu vaccine before the end of October; in a late-June announcement, the CDC said that September and October are the best months for ...

It also explains how to prevent and treat an infection. People age 60 and older can get an RSV vaccine after talking with their doctor to see if it’s right for them. People younger than age 60, ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends vaccination with two doses of the Jynneos mpox vaccine for people in the US at high risk of catching the virus. In terms of bite ...

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The decision is a crucial step in getting shots to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of the outbreak. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen covered the 2022 mpox outbreak and has reported ...

The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available. Infectious disease doctors recommend being smart about the timing of your shot. You can expect similar side effects to the previous vaccines if you ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — A team has discovered an antibody that specifically binds to the food poisoning bacteria Campylobacter jejuni. It was also found that this antibody inhibits the activity of ...

Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. It has since been corrected. We regret the error ...