The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel warned the scientific community must work to address concerns about how it approached COVID-19 if it wishes to regain the public’s trust.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accepted a controversial recommendation from outside vaccine advisers to tighten guidelines for the COVID vaccine.

The CDC officially adopted recommendations made​ by the agency's vaccine advisory committee, whose members were hand-picked by Secretary Kennedy.

New and changing FDA and CDC guidance on COVID-19 vaccine eligibility has left many confused. Here's what to know about getting the shot this fall.

Flu season is here. The summer wave of the coronavirus has receded, but the winter uptick is likely around the corner. Shots are available for both respiratory viruses, raising questions about the best time to get these shots if you haven’t gotten one already.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its Covid vaccine guidance Monday to recommend Covid shots for people 65 and older and only after they consult doctors or pharmacists. The CDC said in a news release that acting Director Jim O’Neill ...

The earlier the better for the flu shot, health experts recommend. Individuals should get vaccinated against influenza by the end of October, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months or older get vaccinated against the flu. Those at higher risk for the flu include:

Walgreens is unveiling an expanded tracker of flu and COVID-19 to monitor where they're spreading across the country this winter, the company shared first with Axios. Why it matters: Commercial and academic tools are becoming more important for identifying respiratory virus hotspots this year as federal data becomes less available.

California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington on Wednesday issued unified recommendations on COVID-19, influenza and RSV vaccines that differ from those issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Governors of the states, which make up the ...

According to a new paper published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the risk rises three to fivefold in the weeks and months after a viral infection like influenza. Meanwhile, people living with chronic diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C face a less severe but longer-term increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Walensky is a professor at Harvard Medical School and served as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Once clinical trials showed that Covid-19 vaccines were safe and effective in children and the FDA granted their emergency ...