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'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth BerkleyInterview Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.
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Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitablyBook Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.
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Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.
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Deadly mamba snakebites stop muscles from working — but sometimes, antivenom can send them into overdriveSome victims of venomous mamba snakebites see their symptoms worsen after getting antivenom, displaying a different type of paralysis. A new study explores why.
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Who is eligible for this year's COVID vaccine? Everything you need to knowAfter an unusual meeting, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued new recommendations about this year's updated COVID-19 vaccines. Here's what to know.
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CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young childrenThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids' first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox prevention.
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RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.
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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 'American Nobel'One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards went to three scientists who helped invent a life-saving treatment for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease.
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RFK Jr. wants to overhaul the country's 'vaccine court.' Here's what stands in his way.Opinion The 40-year-old "vaccine court" relies on scientific evidence to determine whether a person experienced harm from a routine vaccination.
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