Experts underscore the importance of MMR vaccinations to prevent the spread of measles and bolster collective immunity.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine ...

Less than a quarter of adults and around 13% of children have gotten a COVID-19 vaccination this past season, CDC data shows, ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Gaines County, Texas, to console the families whose ...

The county had 2,000 reported cases. Dec. 2020: Lane County receives its first doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Jan. 2021: Lane ...

Vaccine uptake is currently too low to prevent outbreaks of measles – a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.

Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiments within federal and state governments may derail emerging and cutting-edge vaccines that are now awaiting regulatory approval ...

RFK Jr. voiced support for the MMR vaccine after a measles death, despite a long history of general vaccine skepticism.

RFK Jr. and his "MAHA" movement's popularity appears to be at least in slight jeopardy with vaccine-skeptical supporters.

Amid rising measles cases, doctors and health officials are urging anyone who hasn't received the MMR vaccine​ to get vaccinated.

Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...