Means defended removing the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from the childhood immunization schedule.
Rates climbed from 68% in January 2017 to a peak of 84% in February 2023 before dropping to 73% by August 2025.
The latest FDA reversal is welcome, but the episode of first denying Moderna review of its mRNA flu vaccine deserves close examination.
Between federal lawsuits, sweeping schedule changes, and states mobilizing their own legal challenges, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Let's dive right in.
Experts say the move will hobble the United States’ ability to respond to future infectious disease threats.
The vaccine has reduced cervical cancer by nearly 90% in women vaccinated as teens and has been studied in more than 50 randomized controlled trials.
Pressuring Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance to phase out vaccines containing thimerosal is not evidence-based; it's ideological—and part of a pattern.
Conservatives living in liberal regions had a 60% likelihood of receiving a booster dose, compared with under 35% in conservative areas.
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
The spike in cases comes as some federal officials downplay measles and the importance of vaccination.
