For 60-Plus Years, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccines Have Evaded Scientists. But Now That’s Changed [Sponsored]
This year health care providers have tools to help prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV for older adults.
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Some Adults May Need a Measles Booster
Measles is extremely infectious. Vaccines provide good protection, but some adults may need a top-up shot
No, COVID mRNA Vaccines Won’t Damage Your DNA
You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long COVID Risk
Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms
Why Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Falling
Fewer kids got their routine childhood vaccines since before the pandemic. Are lack of access and a loss of trust in science to blame?
A Shot in the Arm Documentary Treats Vaccine Denialism with a Dose of Empathy
A pandemic film shows that compassion and civil dialogue might be the best antidote to vaccine distrust
Why COVID Vaccines for Young Children Have Been Hard to Get
Access to pediatric COVID vaccines has been hampered by a shortage of doses, higher costs to providers and parental skepticism
Unions Bring a Surprising Side Effect—Higher Vaccination Rates
Unions are good medicine, spurring vaccinations in their wider communities while overcoming pandemic politics
A New Way to Inspire People to Get a COVID Vaccine
Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall
Is the Novavax COVID Vaccine Better Than mRNA Vaccines? What We Know So Far
Novavax’s protein-based vaccine is the latest FDA-authorized COVID booster available this fall. Here’s what you should know
The Flu Vaccine Works—In a Way Most People Don’t Appreciate
The CDC is emphasizing how the flu vaccine can turn the virus from “Wild to Mild”
Vaccine Scientist Warns Antiscience Conspiracies Have Become a Deadly, Organized Movement
Vaccinologist Peter Hotez explains how the movement to oppose science and scientists has gained power