RFK Jr.'s CDC panel backs flu vaccinations, recommends thimerosal-free shots A new CDC vaccine panel, handpicked by RFK Jr., released an updated list of recommended vaccines.

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...

The Health and Human Services Department under Kennedy took unprecedented steps to change how vaccines are evaluated, ...

Meanwhile, over 100,000 people have been hospitalized with the annual flu so far this season and at least 9.1 million have been infected, according to CDC data. CDC expects more than 200,000 ...

The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker is capable of airborne transmission, amping up concerns about its potential to spark a new pandemic, according to a research letter ...

Colorado officials maintain the current public health risk remains low. The CDC also said the Colorado case doesn’t change the federal health agency’s assessment that the overall risk to the ...

Measles outbreaks. A canceled effort to develop a bird flu vaccine. An infectious new COVID variant and changing federal guidance about who should get boosted. In recent weeks, drama in D.C. has ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...