Importantly, the protective effect of the vaccine lasts for eight years, with the greatest reduction in risks observed between 2 and 3 years after vaccination. The study is based on the insurance data ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health agency’s program for vaccines ...

Influenza, pneumococcal, zoster and COVID-19 vaccines all are recommended for immunocompromised patients. Vaccines may be less effective when patients get them during immunosuppressive treatment.

HealthDay News — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the US, a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are ...

We’ve collated a list of commonly Googled questions about the virus and the vaccine. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known to affect humans. In fact, every person with measles can ...

The Trump administration plans to impose a new testing requirement for new vaccines — a demand that could delay the availability of the next round of COVID-19 vaccines and complicate the ...

NEW YORK -- More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths ...

Takeda plans to launch its dengue vaccine, Qdenga, in India by next year through a manufacturing partnership with Biological E, aligning with the 'Make-in-India' initiative. The company aims for ...

Minnesota’s Mike Osterholm is meeting a regrettable moment — the threat posed to vaccines by unqualified federal leadership — with the new Vaccine Integrity Project.

It has not been approved for use in India yet. Takeda’s dengue vaccine is the second dengue vaccine to receive WHO prequalification, following Sanofi’s Dengvaxia. Unlike Dengvaxia, which is ...

A 5% increase in vaccination could reduce cases over the next 25 years. Measles cases are continuing to spread throughout the U.S. with outbreaks in at least six states. Public health experts have ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move that the agency said will increase transparency but that medical experts fear could ...