"We have guidance that aligns with major medical organizations. Anyone 6 months and older can get the vaccine if they want," Chief Medical Officer Dr. Miranda Durham said.

The panel said the vaccine, which includes protection against chickenpox, shouldn’t be given to children under age 4 because ...

The panel advised that the vaccine known as MMRV not be given before age 4 and that children in this age group instead get separate vaccines — one against MMR and another for varicella, or chickenpox.

By Michael Erman, Julie Steenhuysen and Mariam Sunny ATLANTA (Reuters) - U.S. vaccine advisers voted on Thursday to change the use of one of two key childhood vaccines under review, another step in U.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B and measles, mumps ...

U.S. vaccine advisers voted on Thursday to revise the use of one of two key childhood vaccines under review, another step in ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommended against using the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine for young children.

A panel of U.S. vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted to remove the U.S. CDC ...

Public health advocates hoped that the measles outbreak might persuade the reluctant to get shots. That has not turned out to ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets Thursday to begin a two-day session focused on ...