Following a President Trump-ordered assessment of other countries' policies, the federal government just changed childhood ...

The federal changes cut the number of recommended vaccines after HHS Secretary RFK Jr., President Trump raised concerns about ...

Vaccinations are an important step in preventing and reducing the effects of infectious diseases,” Mayo Clinic said.

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine ...

Now, CDC recommendations say Covid-19 vaccination for children ages 6 months to 17 years should be “based on shared clinical decision-making” between families and health care providers. In a break ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Thursday finds that Covid vaccines continue to protect healthy children from severe illness — a conclusion top federal health officials have ...

COVID-19 vaccines given to children last fall helped keep many out of emergency rooms (ER) and urgent care, new data shows. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that ...

A fresh study authored by CDC scientists is throwing water on the argument that children do not need the COVID-19 vaccine. Investigators examined electronic health records in nine states of emergency ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just rolled back ...

(CNN) — Children who were vaccinated against Covid-19 last season had a “substantially lower risk” of emergency department and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a report published ...

A CDC panel decided to end the universal birth dose of a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, with some officials pointing to Denmark's policies as a model During the recent ACIP meeting, several ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...