Weldon, a physician who served in the House from 1995-2009, regularly expressed skepticism about the efficacy and safety of vaccines during his time in Congress, including raising concerns about the ...

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of vaccine skeptic and former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hours before he was set to ...

As the measles outbreak in the U.S. spreads, experts fear that other preventable diseases, including polio, rubella, and mumps, could return. Here’s what you can do to stay safe.

Currently, IPV is relatively expensive to produce because it requires high levels of bio-containment to minimise the risk of leaks of live poliovirus, which could result in outbreaks. VLPs are ...

While public opinions of the CDC and the WHO shifted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, recent survey results indicate that ...

The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with ...

As the Texas measles outbreak grows and HHS head RFK Jr. puts vaccines under new scrutiny, two experts answer questions about the public health tool.

The CDC is also credited with eliminating polio and measles in the United States until recently. The list goes on, including the CDC’s prominent role during the COVID pandemic. And even that ...

A significant change occurred following the Second World War, with the development of antibiotics and vaccines for the treatment and prevention of everything from polio to measles, mumps, and ...

On February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, ...

A third mass polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, AFP journalists reported, with the aim of delivering the first dose to nearly 600,000 children across the Palestinian territory.