Asking questions is smart – it's how we make informed choices.
When it comes to vaccines, asking questions helps you make the best decisions for yourself and your family.
What are the risks of infectious diseases?
How are vaccines tested before approval and monitored for safety?
How are vaccines made and what goes into them?
How do we know that vaccines do not cause autism?
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Oct 27, 2026 Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the deputy director and chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is leaving the agency after just four months on the job.
Oct 25, 2026 The U.S. is grappling with its worst resurgence of measles in decades, with cases particularly high in the state of Pennsylvania.
Oct 21, 2026 The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday.
Oct 20, 2026 The U.S. is expected to learn whether the country can still claim to have “eliminated” measles next month.
Oct 16, 2026 More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to an update on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Oct 14, 2026 Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday.
Oct 9, 2026 Thirty-one Democratic and independent lawmakers are pressing CDC Director Erica Schwartz, MD, on the Trump administration’s childhood vaccine overhaul and the agency’s measles response.
Oct 6, 2026 The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on a key vaccine advisory panel.
Oct 5, 2026 US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a renewed challenge from states over controversial vaccine decisions that have shaken up federal immunization norms. The amended complaint against Kennedy — a vaccine skeptic — adds New York and Vermont to the dozen-plus states trying to take on the US Health and Human Services chief over vaccine policy.
Oct 5, 2026 Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and a group of 16 Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his recent overhaul of an influential panel of experts that determines which preventive services insurers must cover.
Vaccinating during pregnancy is a personal choice millions of families make to protect moms and babies.
Routine recommendations help keep maternal vaccines accessible and covered—protecting that choice, not prescribing it.
Learn more about why maternal vaccine recommendations matter.
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