Vaccinations

More than half the children who attend Munchkin Land Daycare near Billings, Montana, have special needs or compromised immune systems. The kids, who range in age from 4 months to 9 years, have conditions that include fetal alcohol…

A new Covid-19 variant is spreading across the UK, but immunity in a vast proportion of the working population is waning. Dr Charles Levinson says is time for private Covid jabs to be made available. It is estimated that Covid-19…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesModerna's new Covid vaccine generated a robust immune response against the now-dominant Eris variant and another rapidly spreading strain of the virus in an early clinical trial, the biotech…

A pharmacist prepares to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the Southwest Senior Center in Chicago, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesNew Covid…

A pharmacist delivers a COVID-19 booster dose at a Chicago CVS store.Antonio Perez | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA new round of Covid vaccines is coming to the U.S. this fall — but many Americans may not roll up their sleeves and…

Budrul Chukrut | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesGlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley on Wednesday said she expects uptake for the company's new RSV vaccine to start off slower than it did for its blockbuster shingles shot.But she is confident that…

Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view.Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesPfizer…

A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2021, during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine's Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration on Thursday…

Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesStock Chart IconStock chart iconNovavax shares jump on news of a settlement payment from the Canadian government. It's unclear how many doses of Novavax's jab – its only commercially available…

Respiratory syncytial virus vial.Manjurul | Istock | Getty ImagesVaccinating one million adults ages 65 and above with a single RSV shot from Pfizer or GSK may prevent thousands of hospitalizations over two seasons of the virus, according…