vaccine

A new study suggests vaccinating pregnant women protects their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV.

New COVID-19 boosters targeting the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, as well as the original strain of the virus, will be available “in a few short weeks,” according to White House COVID coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

New York has one confirmed polio case but health officials say wastewater surveillance indicates there may be hundreds of people infected. While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say the case should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren’t. Here’s what you need to know.

Take a look at FDA-approved vaccines for people exposed to monkeypox.

Maribel Duarte says her 13-year-old son, a student at the Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in South LA, brought home a vaccine card after having accepted the COVID-19 vaccine at school.

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

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

Officials with the FDA could authorize COVID-19 booster shots for children ages 5-11 as early as Tuesday, according to reports, and the CDC could announce its own recommendation later this week. Kris Sanchez reports.

The Food and Drug Administration strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots

The FDA has authorized a second COVID-19 booster shot from Pfizer or Moderna for people 50 and older, but the question for many is whether or not they need it. Bob Redell reports.

The FDA has authorized a second COVID-19 booster shot from Pfizer or Moderna for people 50 and older, but the question for many is whether or not they need it.

Queen Elizabeth II has had to cancel some planned virtual enragements after recently testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing mild flu-like symptoms.

The CDC is getting a jump on shipping the COVID-19 vaccine for young children ahead of the shot’s approval by the FDA. Sharon Katsuda reports.

The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.

Moderna is testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster.

Adults can choose whether or not they wanna get vaccinated and boosted, but what about tenagers? NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Alvin Lee, founder and executive director of Generation Up, and Saanvi Arona and Cady C., who are part of the organization’s executive team, about the new bills dealing with kids and vaccines.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator. Christie Smith reports.

California would allow children ages 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent, the youngest age of any state, under a proposal late Thursday by a state senator. Cierra Johnson reports.