Tag: Vaccines
Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead...
David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines...
COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance
David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
It’s August, and parents and caregivers are frantically preparing their kids...
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago and Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois Chicago
Over the past two centuries, vaccines...
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific...
Santosh Kumar Gautam, University of Notre Dame
On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a...
Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
Y. Tony Yang, George Washington University and Avi Dor, George Washington University
When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as...
RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
On May 27, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that...
WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next...
Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New York
On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization...
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases...
David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
“You don’t count your children until the measles has passed.” Dr....
EXPLORING NATURE
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...
Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University
Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
