vaccine

A new study suggests vaccinating pregnant women protects their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV.

There will be a free Monkeypox pop-up clinic event at JR’s Bar & Grill in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 11.

A Texas man was sentenced to six months in federal prison Tuesday for threatening a Maryland doctor who has been a prominent advocate for COVID-19 vaccines, a federal prosecutor said.

New York has one confirmed polio case but health officials say wastewater surveillance indicates there may be hundreds of people infected. While most Americans are vaccinated against polio, experts say the case should serve as a wake-up call to those who aren’t. Here’s what you need to know.

While some parents say they will wait, others are eager to have their children vaccinated after more than two years of the pandemic.

Dallas County on Tuesday will receive the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under five.

After more than two years into the pandemic, parents of children under the age of 5 years old now have a way to protect their kids from COVID-19.

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

The Food and Drug Administration strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots

Moderna is asking the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6.

Queen Elizabeth II has had to cancel some planned virtual enragements after recently testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing mild flu-like symptoms.

The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.

Moderna is testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidelines for Pfizer COVID-19 boosters, shortening the time from second dose to booster to five months.

Texas-based researcher Dr. Peter Hotez says what has emerged out of Houston is a major step in the medical world, especially as it relates to battling COVID-19.

A new COVID-19 vaccine developed with help from Texas researchers could soon bring relief to parts of the world in desperate need of help. Candace Sweat spoke with Dr. Peter Hotez about why this new vaccine is so important around the world and in the United States.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.

Former president Donald Trump says he received a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas