The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upheld the role of vaccines in offering protection against measles after an unvaccinated child succumbed to the infection earlier this week. The U.S.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people who had recently received a vaccine that prevents disease caused by the chikungunya virus.

Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and Drug Administration — have now been disrupted under the watch of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would join a conference hosted by the World Health Organization in apparent defiance of President Donald Trump's executive order.

A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The report comes after Kennedy pledged to give a family member any fees he might earn from HPV vaccine litigation.

Texas reported the first measles death Feb. 26, in an unvaccinated school-aged child, related to an ongoing outbreak in

Because almost all cases of cervical cancer can be traced to HPV, some countries think the vaccine will help them eliminate the disease within years.

A hospital in Texas on Wednesday confirmed the death of an unvaccinated child who was infected with measles—the first fatality in a two-state measles outbreak that began in January, according to the Associated Press.

At least three people have been diagnosed with measles in New Jersey this year. A look at the symptoms, complications and vaccine recommendations.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pregnant women should wait to get the MMR vaccine until after they are no longer pregnant,

A new report published by the CDC shows how much the HPV vaccine has impacted cervical cancer. While there was a certain skepticism regarding its efficacy, this report proves how important it is to stay ahead of any future problems.