Statements from a federal official about potential changes to the way vaccines are evaluated have left experts with more questions than answers. Earlier this month, an apparent policy change appeared ...

The decision by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth is likely to lead to hundreds ...

Four pediatricians said evidence-based science and medicine and a desire to keep kids healthy drives doctors’ childhood vaccination recommendations. Pediatric practices might make money providing ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly withdrew revisions to a key vaccine advisory panel after a federal judge ruled officials exceeded their authority in a seeking vaccine changes.

The dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices raises concerns about vaccine hesitancy and public trust. Measles outbreaks highlight the importance of vaccination, as the disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At its meeting this week, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to discuss the preservative thimerosal. - Joe Raedle/Getty ...

A CDC advisory committee voted 5-1 on Thursday to recommend only single-dose formulations of flu shots that do not contain the preservative thimerosal. The vote follows a shakeup of the Advisory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A key vaccine committee, newly appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted against recommending ...

Friday, a key federal advisory panel capped two days of confusing and often tense discussion on several new vaccine recommendations. Public health experts and doctors say the panel's chaotic voting ...

Your child needs vaccines to protect them from serious illnesses. Researchers and experts develop and maintain a vaccine schedule to ensure children have all recommended vaccines at the appropriate ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday that he was removing the members of a key vaccine safety panel, saying a “clean sweep” is needed to reestablish public trust ...

A key vaccine committee, newly appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted against recommending certain vaccines that contain a preservative long targeted by ...