Since our last update, 14 states have filed vaccine lawsuits, the CDC lost its 2 most senior officials in rapid succession, a surgeon general nominee couldn't bring herself to recommend the measles vaccine, and more.
Experts say they expect the findings to show how effectively the vaccine reduces pertussis infections, hospitalizations, and deaths among infants.
Nearly all (89%) say vaccines are essential for public health, including 97% of Democrats, 89% of independents, and 82% of Republicans.
A new recurring feature in collaboration with Unbiased Science lays out in an easy-to-skim format the latest vaccine developments.
Mozambique will be the first country to restart preventive vaccination, which was halted in 2022 amid a global surge in cholera cases.
The Trump administration says it will withhold funding from the global vaccine group unless it develops and initiates a detailed plan to phase out use of vaccines containing the preservative.
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
With the addition of further evidence, the benefits could become an important consideration in decisions to vaccinate, the authors say.
The vaccine was associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and increased immunity.
The members are Veronica McNally, JD, of Michigan State College of Law, and Wendy Lane, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
