Vaccines

RFK Jr. lists 8 new appointees to ACIP vaccine advisory committee

June 12th 2025

Vaccine panel gets eight new members with no vetting, questionable backgrounds, according to doctors and mothers.

Physician groups 'outraged' over RFK Jr.’s 'unprecedented' vaccine advisory board 'coup'

June 12th 2025

MAHA Report: Mistakes in citations, a new movie version, criticism of claims

June 10th 2025

Leading physician groups condemn RFK Jr.'s decision to drop COVID-19 vaccine guidance for children, pregnant women

June 3rd 2025

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By Austin Littrell

May 29th 2025

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The vaccine pricing assault that threatens public health

Richard Hughes IV, JD, MPH

April 18th 2024

Unpacking vaccine pricing: navigating policy, economics, and public health imperatives.

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Social Media Study Reveals Pervasive HIV Vaccine Conspiracy Theories

Logan Lutton

April 10th 2024

Posts claim COVID-19 vaccines cause HIV

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Potential return of smallpox; ‘preventative chemotherapy;’ National Minority Health Month – Morning Medical Update

‘Medical injustice disguised as paperwork;’ traveling and measles; are fish safe for consumption? – Morning Medical Update

April 3rd 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

IVF in the USA; encouraging measles vaccines; just get some rest – Morning Medical Update

March 27th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Patients respond to short animated videos about vaccination

March 19th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Killian Meara

February 9th 2024

Patients who view animated shorts on social media gain real knowledge about COVID-19 vaccines.

Maternal COVID-19 vaccination; measles outbreaks pop up; perspiration as a health indicator - Morning Medical Update

2023 saw important firsts in vaccine approvals and more are expected this year

January 29th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Denise Myshko

January 22nd 2024

FDA gave nod to six vaccines in 2023, including RSV for infants and older adults

A vaccination tipping point; eco-conscious germ control; mapping out antiobesity prescriptions – Morning Medical Update

Measles cases increase globally; new drug approvals; mindfulness + exercise = good mental health – Morning Medical Update

January 22nd 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Flu, RSV vaccines can be given safely at the same time, study says

January 4th 2024

The top news stories in primary care today.

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Public confidence edges downward for vaccine safety

December 4th 2023

Double dose against respiratory illness may be more convenient for patients.

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What to know about new CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH

November 2nd 2023

New survey shows misinformation erodes credibility of immunizations.

The dream of a universal flu vaccine is closer to reality

June 21st 2023

President taps internal medicine physician with government experience.

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Don Sapatkin

May 22nd 2023

Seasonal influenza kills hundreds of thousands of people every year due to a constantly changing virus and highly inefficient vaccine production. A universal flu vaccine could deal with the first problem, and mRNA technology with the second.

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FDA gives nod to first vaccine for RSV

FDA simplifies COVID-19 vaccination schedule

May 3rd 2023

Approval is for use among adults 60 and older

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60% of privately insured patients used a preventive service required by the ACA

April 21st 2023

Agency authorizes single-shot bivalent vaccinations, ends authorization for monovalent vaccines

Todd Shryock

March 23rd 2023

The provision requiring various preventive coverages is being challenged in court

Walmart sets goal of 28 new health centers with primary care and more

Confronting the childhood vaccination decline

March 3rd 2023

Retail giant expanding into two new states, with additional growth in Texas.

Grace Halsey

February 27th 2023

A conversation with AAFP President Tochi Iroku-Malize, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.

Other countries spend less money to get better health, compared to United States

FDA allows emergency use for test to detect COVID-19, flu, RSV

February 14th 2023

Steps toward improvement include more access to primary care.

President Biden announces end to COVID-19 pandemic-related emergency declarations

February 8th 2023

BD says results could be available within two hours.

22 states contest COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers

January 31st 2023

Abrupt cutoff ‘would create wide-ranging chaos’ in health care, White House says.

HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency into 2023

November 22nd 2022

Attorneys general file petition to withdraw requirement.

FDA gives nod to COVID boosters for children as young as 5

October 14th 2022

Administration pushes for vaccines and boosters for the fall.

Fewer children than adults getting COVID-19 vaccinations

October 13th 2022

Agency seeks to reduce exposure risks as in-person schooling resumes

Future of Influenza Vaccination and Takeaway Points

October 3rd 2022

Study links discrepancy to adults’ misbeliefs about vaccine safety

Jason Lee, MS, PhD(c);John J Russell, MD, FAAFP

September 13th 2022

Jason Lee, M.S., Ph.D.(c), and John J. Russell, M.D., discuss the future of influenza vaccination and provide key takeaways from the study.

COVID-19 and Influenza

Jason Lee, MS, PhD(c);John J Russell, MD, FAAFP

September 13th 2022

Vaccine experts discuss coinfection with COVID-19 and influenza.

Cost Associated With Influenza

Jason Lee, MS, PhD(c);John J Russell, MD, FAAFP

September 13th 2022

Jason Lee, M.S., Ph.D.(c), and John J. Russell, M.D., discuss the cost associated with influenza and how vaccination can provide cost savings.

September, October prime time for flu vaccines and COVID-19 boosters