His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

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Federal health agencies have issued new guidelines for childhood immunization based on “peer countries” in Europe and Asia, with 11 vaccines now recommended for all children, down from 17 on the ...

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, ...

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Confused about childhood vaccines in 2026? This expert-backed guide explains what shots your child needs, when they need them, how schedules have changed, and what today’s political climate means for ...

Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the U.S. will stop recommending several childhood vaccines, ignoring the guidance from scientific and ...

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