Measles, one of the world’s most contagious infectious diseases, can cause serious complications – such as blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain – and even turn deadly, ...

A government advisory committee has canceled a meeting on flu shot recommendations, raising concerns amid shifts in ...

“Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness, which can cause life-threatening illness to anyone who is not protected ...

An unvaccinated, school-aged child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first fatality in an outbreak that began ...

The cancelation comes as the United States is in the midst of a particularly severe flu season. So far, there have been 86 deaths in children and 19,000 deaths in adults this season, according to data ...

Despite this being the worst flu season in 15 years, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly cancelled a ...

An FDA advisory committee meeting scheduled next month to decide the composition of next season’s flu vaccines has been ...

The reported cancellation is the second time a federal-level vaccination panel meeting has been affected since Robert F.

The FDA has canceled its usual spring meeting with an advisory panel of vaccine experts to discuss next year's flu shots, reports NBC News. The move has done two things: drawn attention to Health ...

One myth is that getting the vaccine will cause the flu. “It is impossible to get the flu from the flu shot,” said Wu. For Mark Semmelrock, the vaccine saved his life. “I am immunosuppressed and so I ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet ...

Some people think of measles as just a little rash and fever that clear up in a few days. But measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children younger than 5 years old.