In the Southern Hemisphere, the adjusted flu vaccine effectiveness rates against outpatient visits and hospitalizations were 50.4% and 49.7%. Only 21.3% of flu outpatients and 15.9% of hospitalized ...

A Pennsylvania teenager has died from bacterial meningitis, months before graduating from high school, according to the ...

A Pennsylvania high school student died from bacterial meningitis, according to the local school district.

The meningococcal meningitis fatality rate is around 15% for teens and young adults, Marshall explained. And those who survive can lose limbs due to coagulation that cuts off the blood supply and can ...

In cases of bacterial meningitis, treatment with antibiotics must start as soon as possible, according to the CDC. "The ...

The HHS intention to award a sole source contract to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to study an association between vaccinations and autism raised concerns from autism researchers. "Every ...

Fired and then rehired: That's the story for many CDC employees. Experts say the instability is hurting morale at the agency. (Scripps News) Court backs school in ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ ban case He was ...

The Virginia Department of Health is adopting the CDC's updated immunization schedule. The COVID-19 vaccine is now recommended based on shared decision-making for people 6 months and older. The ...

When HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked during a Senate hearing earlier this month to name one scientist who was briefing him at the CDC, he offered the name William Thompson. Some CDC ...

Editor's Note: After this story was published, the CDC said in a press release that Acting Director Jim O'Neill approved the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made at ...