vaccinations

Millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world’s most contagious diseases, according to a new report.

Health officials authorized a plan to give people one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.

Lyme is a growing problem, with cases rising and warming weather helping ticks expand their habitat.

California lawmakers have amended a bill that would have let preteens be vaccinated without their parents’ consent.

New data from Bay Area counties show the latest COVID-19 surge has renewed calls for vaccinations, as experts believe they provide more sustained protection than natural immunity. Laura Garcia reports.

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.

The CDC estimates that 95% of Americans have Covid antibodies, as cases of omicron’s BA.2 subvariant continue to climb. Here’s what experts want you to know.

An independent group of doctors outline their recommendations for dealing with Covid-19, which they say is “here to stay.” 

As pandemic restrictions ease across the United States, some medical experts are considering when the next Covid vaccine booster shot should arrive. Here’s what they say.

The U.K. will roll out an additional Covid vaccine shot for the elderly and its clinically vulnerable population.

Some with so-called “super immunity” believe now is the safest time to travel during the pandemic. Some medical experts agree; others say it may be too soon.

CNBC Make It spoke to a group of pediatric infectious disease experts about what parents should know about vaccines for children under age 5. Here’s what they said.

Countries with some of the strictest border policies in the world are announcing reopening plans days after global Covid infections reached an all-time high.

Many pandemic protocols are ineffective public health measures and the risk perception among the vaccinated is “way off,” said Harvard’s Dr. Stefanos Kales.

Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.

Why you might need to get an omicron-specific Covid vaccine booster shot, even though you never got one for delta, according to Moderna’s chief medical officer.

The deadline has arrived for workers in Santa Clara County to show proof of a COVID-19 booster shot in order to continue working in high-risk settings such as health care and emergency response. Kris Sanchez reports.

The deadline has arrived for workers in Santa Clara County to show proof of a COVID-19 booster shot in order to continue working in high-risk settings such as health care and emergency response.

The billionaire investor and philanthropist argued that the omicron Covid-19 variant “threatens to be Xi’s undoing.”

U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old.