Ebola outbreak: US citizen infected, 131 killed, vaccines available for only one strain. Here's why WHO is sounding red alarmEbola Vaccines are only available for the Zaire strain, which was identified in 1976 and has a higher fatality rate of 60-90 per cent.
19 May, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
CDC cuts childhood vaccine list to match Denmark model, sparks public health concernsThe CDC has changed the US childhood vaccine schedule and now recommends fewer routine shots, closer to Denmark’s model. Health officials s...
06 Jan, 2026, 04.35 AM IST
CDC’s new autism–vaccine update sparks strong pushback from doctors and expertsThe CDC changed its autism–vaccine webpage, creating debate among doctors, experts and lawmakers. The update uses new language about vaccin...
21 Nov, 2025, 04.35 AM IST
US health official calls for separating measles combination shots, pulls broad COVID vaccine supportA top U.S. health official called for breaking up the combined MMR vaccine, a move quickly opposed by Merck, which cited a lack of scientif...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
Did RFK Jr. politicize the CDC? Shocking testimony from Susan Monarez raises eyebrowsSusan Monarez, ex-CDC head, spoke at a Senate hearing about her sudden dismissal. She cited clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Robert F Kennedy Jr's hearing turns rancorous as Democrats press him on COVID vaccine changesHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense bipartisan scrutiny during a Senate hearing regarding turmoil at federal health agenci...
05 Sep, 2025, 01.34 PM IST
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces Senate over CDC resignations and public health concernsRobert F. Kennedy Jr., head of Health and Human Services, faced the Senate over CDC resignations and vaccine issues. He defended his action...
04 Sep, 2025, 09.57 PM IST
CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job and other agency leaders resignSusan Monarez is no longer the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Several top agency leaders have resigned. Monare...
28 Aug, 2025, 06.17 AM IST
What is the role of Kennedy's newly appointed US vaccine advisory panel?Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health Secretary, dismissed all members of the national vaccine advisory board. He appointed eight new memb...
25 Jun, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
US CDC vaccine presentation cites study that does not exist, author saysA U.S. CDC vaccine committee meeting faces scrutiny. A presentation cited a non-existent study. The cited scientist, Robert Berman, refuted...
25 Jun, 2025, 01.29 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
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pickThe White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Dave Weldon, a vaccine critic, for CDC director due to insufficient Senate su...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
Moderna seeks US FDA approval for Omicron Covid booster for children over 6 yearsIn a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Boston-based biotech has requested that omicron shots be approved for teenagers age...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
US CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J'sUntil now the U.S. has treated all three COVID-19 vaccines available to Americans as an equal choice, since large studies found they all of...
17 Dec, 2021, 06.46 AM IST
FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccinesU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory groups, meeting to discuss reported cases of the heart condition after vacci...
24 Jun, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
CDC looking into reports of heart inflammation after Pfizer, Moderna vaccine 2nd jabAs of May 31, the agency had 275 preliminary reports of such inflammation in 16- to 24-year-olds, CDC's Dr Tom Shimabukuro told a governmen...
11 Jun, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
US experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?The panelists are leaning toward putting ``essential workers'' first because bus drivers, grocery store clerks and similar employees can't ...
18 Dec, 2020, 11.08 AM IST