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RFK Jr. claims 'leaky' measles vaccine wanes over time. Scientists say he's wrong.
RFK Jr. claims the measles vaccine effectiveness wanes at a rate of nearly 5% a year, an assertion medical experts dispute.
Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?
Amid the ongoing measles outbreak, many people might be wondering: do I need to get a measles vaccine booster?
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Vaccine advisory panel, a frequent target of Kennedy, meets with little drama
An advisory panel on vaccines meets, carefully, in the shadow of a health secretary who has often criticized it.
Anti-vaccine sentiment may derail vaccines already awaiting FDA approval, experts fear
Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiments within federal and state governments may derail ...
Fact check: How long does protection from a measles vaccine last?
Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...
Inside an anti-vaccine autism summit in the age of RFK Jr.
Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a ...
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Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths
After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed ...
CDC eyes narrower COVID-19 vaccine guidance ahead of 2025–2026 season
The CDC's vaccine committee will convene for a two-day meeting this week to consider recommendations on vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine for 2025-2026.
Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a ...
Want to reduce your dementia risk? A shingles vaccine could help
Many people aren’t benefiting from the shingles vaccine now. Not only can it prevent shingles — it also may protect the brain ...