FDA advisers urge targeting JN.1 strain in recipe for fall’s COVID vaccines

WASHINGTON — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines…

IRS sues Ohio doctor whose views on COVID-19 vaccinations drew complaints

CLEVELAND — An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people…

Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s…

Scientists are testing mRNA vaccines to protect cows and people against bird flu

The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines…

South Sudan receives its first batch of a new vaccine for malaria from the WHO

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan got its first batch of a new malaria vaccine on…

Guillain-Barre syndrome ‘more common than expected’ with RSV vaccine in older people, CDC reiterates

NEW YORK — Reports of a rare nervous system disorder were “more common than expected” in…

Germany scraps a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for military servicepeople

FILE – A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr stands inside a new vaccination centre…

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign for millions

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard…

Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa’s cholera crisis is worse than ever

LILANDA, Zambia — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three…

HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, new research suggests

New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancer in men, as well as in women,…