Americans’ confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plummeted, according to a 2025 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey, and many young people are

The BriefA new H3N2 flu strain, known as subclade K, is circulating internationally and raising concern among health experts.Doctors say this season’s flu vaccine may not be a perfect match, but vaccination still offers the best protection.

After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies.

A group of vaccine scientists on Tuesday released a report that staunchly supports giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns. Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis virus and spread through bodily fluids.

The CDC claims, without evidence, that vaccines may cause autism. And, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani heads to the White House, where he will meet the president for the first time.

FILE: Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday updated its adult and child immunization schedules to to recommend COVID-19 ...

The memo did not disclose the health conditions of the children, or the vaccine manufacturers involved. The findings were based on an initial analysis of 96 deaths between 2021 and 2024, which Prasad said "concludes that no fewer than 10 are related" to COVID-19 vaccinations.

The CDC has followed the recommendation of its vaccine advisory panel made in September that COVID-19 booster shots be based on "individual-based decision-making." The updated immunization schedule is a departure from the past when the jabs were ...