Adults over 60 years old and pregnant women may receive an RSV vaccine. Infants under 8 months may also receive an RSV monoclonal antibody shot. The CDC has asked doctors to prioritize at-risk ...

This chapter provides National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendations for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease using recently authorized pneumococcal conjugate vaccines ...

The BCG vaccine is no longer routinely given in the United States and isn’t recommended for the general population according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, it’s ...

The CDC recommends that all preteens and adults, as well as children and adults who are at an increased risk, get vaccinated. There are currently three types of meningococcal vaccine that protect ...

In the near future, there should be even options beyond the RSV vaccine for infants to help protect infants and other vulnerable populations against this pervasive infectious disease, thanks to ...

Vaccines for children can help protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID. Children aged 6 months and older may need one to three doses of either vaccine, depending on ...

Pregnant mothers and newborn babies in every state will have access to free vaccines for RSV before next winter. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said 12,000 babies are admitted to hospital ...

The BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children may be available in Hong Kong as early as next month after the drug maker this week applied to the government for permission to supply the lower-dosage ...

resulting in lower vaccination rates among children. “It gives executive leaders within a state, especially in red states, and lawmakers the license to go ahead and completely dismantle and ...

including funding the Vaccines for Children program, which provides free shots to kids whose parents could otherwise not afford them. But ultimately, states craft their own policies around ...