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
RFK's advisory panel is expected to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B & MMRV vaccines in USHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisory committee is reevaluating recommendations for several vaccines, including MMRV, h...
18 Sep, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
Who is Susan Monarez, CDC Director, fired by Donald Trump overnight putting the agency into crisis?The CDC faces turmoil after the firing of Director Susan Monarez. Her dismissal follows disagreements over vaccine guidance. High-ranking o...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.56 PM 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
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
CDC contradicts Robert F. Kennedy and keeps advice that children may get COVID shotsFollowing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement to remove COVID-19 shots from the federal immunization schedule, the CDC up...
31 May, 2025, 07.36 AM 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
'Common sense, good science': Trump admin ends Covid vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant womenThe Trump administration, guided by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has removed COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy childr...
28 May, 2025, 06.40 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White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pickThe White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Dave Weldon, a vaccine critic, for CDC director due to insufficient Senate su...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
Measles Outbreak in US: Texas reports first death in a decade as unvaccinated child diesA child in West Texas has died from measles, the first U.S. fatality from the virus since 2015. The outbreak, centred in the Mennonite comm...
27 Feb, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Is the US facing a surge in COVID-19 cases? Symptoms, variants, vaccines and other detailsThe US is facing a summer surge in COVID-19 cases. The new variants are spreading and this has yet again raised the importance of taking pr...
28 Jun, 2024, 02.19 AM IST
Covid 19 vaccines' updated versions to be available in US market in September, say CDC, FDA officials. Check age limit, where to getCovid-19 vaccines' updated versions will be available in the US by mid-September and will be distributed through the commercial market, CDC...
25 Aug, 2023, 10.01 PM IST
Delhi reports 8th monkeypox case as 30-yr-old Nigerian woman tests positive; India's tally rises to 13According to the sources, another person suspected to be suffering from monkeypox has also been admitted to the Delhi government-run hospit...
16 Sep, 2022, 11.20 AM IST
Delta, Alaska airlines cancel hundreds of flights due to bad weather, Omicron casesDelta said it expected to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday, while Alaska cancelled 170 flights across its network...
29 Dec, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
Has the United States restarted visa processing? All your immigration questions answeredVisa services have resumed since several months but are subject to some local restraints and practical limitations. We are dealing with hug...
11 Nov, 2021, 09.28 PM IST
Disney Cruise Line delays test sail plans over 'inconsistent' Covid resultsThe Disney Dream had been scheduled to set sail for the test cruise with 300 employees.
29 Jun, 2021, 08.22 AM IST
J&J pause won't have 'significant impact': White House advisorJeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, says, "We are working now with our state and federal partners to get anyone sch...
13 Apr, 2021, 08.17 PM IST