CDC updates childhood vaccine schedule: 5 Key things parents need to knowThe CDC has updated the childhood vaccination schedule, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Rotavirus, h...
08 Jan, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
Flu season is here, and here’s everything Americans need to know about who should get vaccinated, eligibility, safety updates, and where to get flu shotAs respiratory illnesses rise, flu shots are available for most Americans. A small change this year removes thimerosal from all flu vaccine...
30 Oct, 2025, 03.15 AM IST
When should you get a flu shot? Costs, timing, and CDC advice for kids, pregnant women, seniors, and health workersBest time to take a flu shot: Last year's severe flu season prompted health officials to investigate a potential link to a rare brain compl...
23 Oct, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
U.S. COVID-19 cases rise as XFG variant becomes dominantAs summer ends, COVID-19 cases are increasing in the U.S., largely by the XFG variant, now the dominant strain nationwide. Positivity rates...
27 Aug, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
RFK Jr., proud anti-vaxxer, drops COVID vaccine recommendation for kids and pregnant women as new variants spreadU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women fr...
28 May, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
New Pfizer and Moderna Covid boosters now available nationwide, US resumes free testing programPfizer and Moderna Covid boosters are now available at pharmacies in the US, while the country has also reinstated its free Covid test prog...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Revised CDC Covid guidelines under review by NYC Department of Education in USCDC’s new guidelines on Covid protocol to come with an ease on social distancing, quarantining etc.
12 Aug, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
US to lift all travel restrictions for fully vaccinated incoming foreign nationals from November 8But fully vaccinated travellers will still continue to be required to show a pre-departure negative test taken within three days of travel ...
05 Nov, 2021, 04.56 PM IST
It's the flu season. Get all your necessary vaccinations on timeExperts say people can get both their Covid and flu shots at the same time.
07 Oct, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as chickenpoxThe agency’s new masking guidelines for vaccinated people, introduced Tuesday, were based on the information presented in the document. The...
30 Jul, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors, even if you've been fully vaccinatedThe reason public health officials are calling for more mask-wearing is that there is clear and mounting evidence that - though rare - brea...
29 Jul, 2021, 10.59 AM IST
Individual states can accept Covishield vaccine certificates, says European UnionThis comes after the issue of Covishield’s exclusion from EU Green Pass threatened to snowball into a crisis with the African CDC issuing a...
30 Jun, 2021, 01.43 PM IST
What happens if you get fully vaccinated and develop Covid symptoms?The recent studies show vaccinated people face very little risk of serious disease.
03 Jun, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Govt widened vaccination drive without considering stock, WHO guidelines, says SII executive directorSpeaking at an e-summit organised by Heal Health, a health advocacy and awareness platform, Jadhav said the country should have followed th...
22 May, 2021, 06.38 AM IST
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a maskThe new guidance represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over...
28 Apr, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC saysThe recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way - in a single household - with people considered at l...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
What comes next after Covid-19 vaccine? Is it safe to take off masks and go back to everyday activities?Vaccines in use so far require two doses, and experts say don't let your guard down after the first dose.
22 Feb, 2021, 05.51 PM IST