Vaccines have turned once‑terrifying infections into rare events, yet viral rumors still convince parents to delay or skip shots. The stakes are not abstract: when immunization rates slip, preventable diseases surge and children end up in emergency rooms instead of classrooms.

Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, research is now exploring vaccines capable not only of preventing infections, but also of treating other diseases.

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

The leading group of pediatricians in the U.S. continues to recommend kids get shots to protect them from 18 diseases.

WASHINGTON — As COVID-19 vaccinations continue and accelerate across the U.S., a new rapid expert consultation from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers advice for decision-makers communicating to the public about vaccine ...

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory panel charted a new course for the committee in a podcast released Thursday, questioning longstanding recommendations.

Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's August, and parents and ...

Our medical establishment’s claim that they want to save “core vaccines” by attacking other vaccines is like an arsonist claiming he wants to save your house by removing smoke detectors because