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Vaccines

From Covid-19 to RSV and beyond, get the latest on vaccine news and developments.

Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?Zika is still spreading. Why don’t we have a vaccine yet?
Future Perfect

Preventing the disease can improve the quality of life for thousands.

By Jess Craig
An Ebola-like virus is spreading in Rwanda. Why isn’t there an approved vaccine for Marburg?An Ebola-like virus is spreading in Rwanda. Why isn’t there an approved vaccine for Marburg?
Future Perfect

Rwandan public health officials have a strategy that could help prevent further outbreaks.

By Jess Craig
How a disease the world (mostly) vanquished reared its head in GazaHow a disease the world (mostly) vanquished reared its head in Gaza
Policy

Israel’s attacks on Gaza created conditions for polio to spread. Now, a vaccination campaign is racing against time.

By Abdallah Fayyad
What you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccineWhat you need to know about the new Covid-19 vaccine
Public Health

Who should actually get the jab, and when?

By Ellen Ioanes
Mpox never stopped spreading in Africa. Now it’s an international public health emergency. Again.Mpox never stopped spreading in Africa. Now it’s an international public health emergency. Again.
Future Perfect

A first case outside of the continent has been detected in Sweden. What’s next?

By Jess Craig
Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?Why does it feel like everyone is getting Covid?
Covid-19

Covid’s summer surge, explained

By Ellen Ioanes
The breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chartThe breathtaking lifesaving impact of vaccines, in one chart
Future Perfect

It is almost hard to believe just how effective vaccines are at saving infants’ lives.

By Dylan Matthews
You probably shouldn’t panic about measles — yetYou probably shouldn’t panic about measles — yet
Even Better

Disease surveillance has so far kept the infection at bay in the US, but the CDC has renewed concerns.

By Keren Landman, MD
Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?Yes, everyone is sick right now. So what can you do about it?
Even Better

How to prevent and treat colds, the flu, Covid-19, and more.

By Keren Landman, MD
Why are so few people getting the latest Covid-19 vaccine?Why are so few people getting the latest Covid-19 vaccine?
Policy

What good is a miraculous vaccine if nobody wants to take it?

By Dylan Scott
The RSV shot shortage isn’t just a supply problemThe RSV shot shortage isn’t just a supply problem
Health Care

The broken US health care system is a long-term barrier to Beyfortus access.

By Keren Landman, MD
How Covid misinformation stayed one step ahead of FacebookHow Covid misinformation stayed one step ahead of Facebook
Technology

A new study shows how anti-vaxxers quickly regroup when Facebook removes vaccine misinformation.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
New Covid vaccines are coming out. The CDC wants you to get one.New Covid vaccines are coming out. The CDC wants you to get one.
Science

Everyone over 6 months should get a new shot, according to the CDC. Should we expect this every year?

By Rachel DuRose
The FDA approved a new preventive shot for RSV, the leading cause of US infant hospitalizationThe FDA approved a new preventive shot for RSV, the leading cause of US infant hospitalization
Future Perfect

What to know about the new RSV antibody shot.

By Oshan Jarow
The FDA approves a breakthrough vaccine 50 years in the makingThe FDA approves a breakthrough vaccine 50 years in the making
Health

And more RSV vaccines are on the way.

By Keren Landman, MD
What the new Covid-19 vaccine guidance means for youWhat the new Covid-19 vaccine guidance means for you
Science

For most Americans, it’s pretty simple — at least, for now.

By Keren Landman, MD
We can overcome vaccine hesitancy. Just look at the HPV shot.We can overcome vaccine hesitancy. Just look at the HPV shot.
Future Perfect

What we can learn from the shot that protected a generation of women from cancer.

By Rachel DuRose
Will America continue to turn away from vaccines?
The Highlight

Covid-19 vaccines helped stem the pandemic, but public skepticism about them could doom future vaccines.

By Yasmin Tayag
New RSV vaccines are coming. This is very, very good news.New RSV vaccines are coming. This is very, very good news.
Science

The vaccines, along with other preventative treatments, could change cold season as we know it.

By Keren Landman, MD
7 of your most pressing monkeypox vaccine questions, answered7 of your most pressing monkeypox vaccine questions, answered
Science

We have safe, effective options — but in short supply.

By Keren Landman, MD
Teens can’t all get vaccinated yet. They’re still excited for summer.Teens can’t all get vaccinated yet. They’re still excited for summer.
Vaccines

4 high schoolers on summer plans, vaccination dreams, and how they’re eager for a break.

By Maryam Gamar
The story of vaccines in America starts with an enslaved African man
Health

How Onesimus introduced inoculation to America, saving hundreds of lives during the smallpox epidemic.

By Joel Christian Gill