Vaccines

Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise after a lull at the beginning of the COVID pandemic

Rwanda’s health minister says authorities are tracing every potential contact of the index case in the country’s outbreak of Marburg virus disease to reduce the risk of wider spread

Flawed implementation of a global eradication strategy brought poliovirus to Gaza, and wartime conditions let the infection spread

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo told Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines, citing false safety concerns

We’re in a summer COVID surge, and updated vaccines are due soon. Here’s a quick update on what you need to know

Virologists say that the bird flu strain that is infecting cattle in the U.S. is unlikely to cause a pandemic in humans, but countries are gathering vaccines and stepping up surveillance just in case

Finland has decided to vaccinate farmworkers against bird flu—and experts say the U.S. should do the same

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots

Vaccines are a cornerstone of a healthy immune system—and a healthy life

Amid the pandemic, the Pentagon ran a conspiracy campaign to discredit vaccines—just so it could score points against China. The revelation is a worst-case scenario for global public health

Conspiracy thinking about autism drives anti-vaxxer presidential candidate RFK Jr.’s pick for vice president

The U.S. government has a stockpile of H5N1 vaccines, and several companies could make millions more if needed. But scaling up the supply could take time