In a perfect world, vaccines would be a straightforward part of parenting. But in 2026, keeping your kids protected from ...

Pediatric medical professionals are pushing back against new CDC recommendations that implemented major changes to the childhood immunization schedule.

Abrupt policy changes and confusing public messaging have injected confusion in back-to-school vaccine protocols. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Two of the vaccines we have for COVID-19 have the distinction of being the first mRNA vaccines to see widespread use in ...

The CDC first recommended annual flu shots for all children 6 months and older in 2008, when it expanded the recommendation to include school-aged children 5 to 18 years old. The agency had already ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. This week federal officials announced major revisions to the U.S. vaccine schedule for ...

Partisan divides shape our thinking about vaccines, new data shows. But it's more complicated than it seems. When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines specifically, 83% of Republicans say they don't want the ...

Partisan divides shape our thinking about vaccines, new data shows. But it's more complicated than it seems. When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines specifically, 83% of Republicans say they don't want the ...