Adolescents & Young Adults

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1631+ words) The new flu vaccination programme aims to stop children from spreading the illness to elderly relatives Millions of parents will be able to sign their children up for a flu vaccination without being contacted by their school for the first…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (229+ words) For immediate release: September 17, 2026 (26-059) Updated state standing order maintains COVID-19 vaccination access for everyone 6 months and older OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released updated immunization schedules for children and adolescents (PDF) and for adults (PDF). These…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (973+ words) Jacob Wackerhausen / iStock Welcome to our biweekly series in partnership with CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. Every two weeks, we walk through what changed in vaccine policy and what it means for your family. We're going to keep doing…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (489+ words) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Sept. 17 that the true risks from vaccines are not known, in part because the government lacks a robust safety monitoring system. “We have no idea what the risk profile is for these products,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (126+ words) An executive order, a confirmed director, and 20 straight months of measles: The State of US Vaccine Policy We also cover a new FDA-approved mRNA flu vaccine, AAP flu vaccine recs, and a review of the... Vaccine recommendations and access, plus…...

3+ day, 21+ min ago   (967+ words) Jennifer Reich, University of Colorado Denver (THE CONVERSATION) Some parents in Colorado are uncertain about the safety and necessity of vaccines given to their children. They also question how the vaccines are timed. I am a sociologist who has spent…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (110+ words) Emergency medicine physician Dr. Stephanie Widmer discusses Dr. Nicole Saphier's testimony on childhood vaccines during her confirmation hearing before a Senate committee... Dr Nicole Saphier defends safety of MMR vaccine at confirmation hearing Emergency medicine physician Dr. Stephanie Widmer discusses…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (210+ words) Iowa has had a busy month so far, with schools getting back in session, the Iowa State Fair drawing thousands of visitors and several high-profile folks from Washington D.C. making their way to the state. As kids across Iowa head back…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (98+ words) How the public debate before the Constitutional Court on whether MMR vaccination is required before enrolling in kindergarten took place In Vijesti at half past 7, see: - How did the public debate before the Constitutional Court on whether vaccination with the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (109+ words) By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH Specifically, 4:3:1:3:3 meant a child has received: 4 doses of DTaP/DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine 3 doses of polio vaccine (IPV/OPV) 1 dose of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine 3 doses of Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b) vaccine 3 doses…...