Vaccine

US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

The initiative is the latest step by Kennedy, who spent years questioning vaccine safety and founded an anti-vaccine group before taking office, to reshape federal immunization policy.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event on screen time harm in children at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, DC, US, September 1, 2026.
Measles infection (illustrative)

New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surge

In a large European study, it was found that administering the protection reduced the risk of hospitalization due to RSV by about 83%.

The vaccine that reduced the risk of infant hospitalization by 83%

Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, listens as US President Donald Trump speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the Oval Office.

Senate panel questions Trump FDA nominee Heidi Overton on vaccines, abortion pill, agency morale


US FDA memo links 10 child deaths to COVID vaccines, New York Times reports

The findings of the new FDA review have not been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, the NYT reported. Additionally, the memo did not disclose the ages or health conditions of the children.

 A woman is seen preparing a dose of the COVID vaccine.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

Scientists took issue with statements on the website that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism, arguing that it is "exploiting a quirk of logic."

A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

The US Centers for Disease Control changed their website to imply that vaccines cause autism despite the wide scientific consensus that there is no link between the two.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

UNICEF blames Israel for blocking essential items, including vaccines for children, from entering Gaza following the ceasefire.

Palestinians leave a clinic during a polio vaccination campaign, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City February 22, 2025.

Sourasky Medical Center doctor diagnosed with measles after treating unvaccinated patient

The doctor, who was vaccinated, was treating an unvaccinated child at Sourasky Medical Center's Ichilov Hospital. Two other hospital employees could also be infected.

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.

The Health Ministry warns: The flu is arriving early this year, and it’s going to be severe

Looking at the Southern Hemisphere, we can predict a tough winter ahead — so it’s best to get vaccinated now to ease or even prevent the illness.

Flu shot

Climbing a ladder to old age: Take care of your health step by step

The rungs of the ladder represent special measures to carry out in one’s 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond until 120.

An illustrative image of a person on a ladder.

Did you get a flu shot? Three mistakes that weaken it

The Ministry of Health recommends getting a flu vaccine, preferably right now – but it turns out there are several things that can reduce the vaccine’s effectiveness, and they depend entirely on you.

Flu shot

Battling conspiracies of a Western anti-fertility plot, Pakistan vaccinates girls against HPV

“I have heard that the vaccination is being used to make women infertile and reduce the population of Muslims,” Ali Sheikh, a mother of two in Karachi, told AP.

An illustrative image of the HPV vaccine.

Over 1,700 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel

The areas currently defined as outbreak zones are Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modi’in Illit, Nof Hagalil, Kiryat Gat, Ashdod, and Safed.

Cases of the measles rise in Israel.