Vaccination

Team unveils simpler, faster way to make vaccines

by Traci Hale, University of Virginia edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source UVA Health researchers say a new platform could make vaccines faster to produce and easier to distribute. Credit: Tobias Wilbur, University Communications UVA Health scientists have developed a promising new way to create vaccines that could […]

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Here’s what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations

by Lauran Neergaard edited by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File U.S. health officials made broad changes to childhood vaccine recommendations Monday, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts who say they will sow confusion

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CDC reverses stance that vaccines don’t cause autism, breaking with years of scientific consensus

Adobe The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has publicly reversed its stance that vaccines do not cause autism over the objections of career staff and counter to years of scientific evidence. Late Wednesday evening, a CDC webpage that previously said there’s no link between autism and vaccines was quietly updated to call that claim “not evidence based.”

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When should I get my flu shot? Can I get COVID vaccine at the same time?

by Brooke Baitinger edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: FRANK MERIÑO from Pexels As fall approaches, it’s time to start preparing for the start of flu season as well. Influenza can spread any time of year, but typically increases in fall and winter in the U.S., according to the California Department of Public Health.

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COVID rising in California: How bad will this summer be?

by Rong-Gong Lin II edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Credit: Maksim Goncharenok from Pexels COVID-19 is once again on the rise in California. It remains to be seen whether this latest uptick foreshadows the sort of misery seen last year—when the state was walloped by its worst summertime surge since 2022—or proves fleeting. But

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New vaccine for pregnant women protects babies from serious lung infection, study shows

by University of Edinburgh edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vaccination of pregnant women has been linked to a drop in newborns being admitted to hospital with a serious lung infection, research suggests. Researchers found the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, introduced across the UK in late summer 2024, led to a 72% reduction

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A Danish study debunks a common anti-vaccine claim

  David Ryder/Getty Images A large, new study found no evidence that exposure to aluminum in vaccines led to a statistically significant increased in a child’s risk for developing conditions like asthma, allergies, or autism. Aluminum salts are used in some childhood vaccines to increase their effectiveness, but anti-vaccine advocates often claim this poses risks

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