This explainer discusses what ACIP does, how it makes recommendations, and how administration actions may affect Americans’ ...

The “Stratus” variant (XFG) was first identified in January in Southeast Asia. By June, it accounted for 14% of COVID cases in the U.S. While the symptoms of XFG are generally consistent with other ...

CDC wastewater also shows the XFG variant — nicknamed stratus — is most common in the U.S. Stratus can cause a “razor blade” ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may not renew its authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approved for children ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “immediately” fire a key ally from his role as vaccine advisor on a Centers for Disease Control ...

Health workers say distrust and anger are being amplified by misinformation about the safety of immunizations.

Pfizer’s three-dose shot for children between 6 months and 5 years old has long been available under an emergency use ...

Fueled by a fast-growing new variant, COVID-19 infections are regaining ground just as summer travel peaks. New CDC ...

COVID-19 cases are growing in Texas as a summer surge sweeps across the U.S. A new variant includes "razor blade throat" and other symptoms.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows activity of COVID-19 is increasing across a wide swath of the country. As the U.S. approaches the midpoint of summer, the CDC is ...

CDC data shows COVID-19 cases rising in over 26 states, with mild new variants and updated vaccine guidance for adults and children.