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

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

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

Moderna this week announced positive data from a phase 3 trial of its messenger RNA vaccine against seasonal influenza, which ...

A new vaccine advisory panel appointed by the Health and Human Services secretary, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, ...

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended the removal of the preservative thimerosal in seasonal influenza vaccines at their meeting.

Seasonal flu-related hospitalizations and outpatient visits reached a 15-year high during the 2024-25 season, according to ...

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by ...

Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major ...

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 ...

Key findings by the CDC for the seventh week of the flu season ending on February 15 included 2,486 viruses reported by public health labs, two new cases of avian influenza with no reports of human-to ...