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Havers worked at the agency for 13 years, according to her LinkedIn profile. In the email announcing her resignation, she said she was most proud of the work she and her colleagues accomplished ...

Moderna's shares fell 2.5% before the bell on Friday, on concerns whether a new CDC advisory panel would back the use of the company's respiratory syncytial virus vaccine in a broader age group.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn't have a name, nor did the illness it would cause.

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.

In the U.S., an average of about 900 people a week have died of COVID-19 over the past year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced that the CDC, for which he has overall control, would be withdrawing its recommendation for routine COVID-19 vaccination for ...

In recent years, the H5N1 avian influenza virus has spilled over from birds to a growing number of mammals, including cats, skunks, raccoons, opossums, rodents and bears. It was first identified ...

A new COVID variant called "Nimbus" is spreading. Here's what you need to know about the incubation period, symptoms ...

That marked the start of the season for the virus. But last year's season started in October, as a new norovirus strain called GII.17 drove a record wave of outbreaks.