An influenza vaccine candidate from Moderna showed promising results in a late-stage trial, bringing the drug maker one step ...

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In adults 50 and older, Moderna’s flu shot was more than 26% better than an unspecified commercial vaccine. In May, the ...

A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...

A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.

All routinely recommended vaccines for U.S. children ages 6 and younger are available in formulations without thimerosal. The vast majority of flu shots administered last flu season, about 96% ...

For older adults who express more confidence in vaccine safety than younger groups, the past few months have brought welcome ...

Studies have found important benefits from the new RSV immunization and enhanced versions of the flu shot. Plus, the shingles ...

Deana Hendrickson, 66, who provides daily care for three young grandsons in Los Angeles, sought an additional MMR shot, ...

A newly posted agenda for next week’s meeting of the just-appointed group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes a discussion ...

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A newly posted agenda for next week’s meeting of the just-appointed group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes ...

Nonetheless, the use of thimerosal in vaccines has declined significantly since the US Food and Drug Administration in 1999 asked vaccine manufacturers to detail plans to remove it; the FDA now says ...