These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday. Over the ...

I was literally nauseated by Kennedy’s remarks” about Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, writes former CDC Director Tom Frieden.

Whooping cough, or pertussis, may sound like a disease from the past, but it is making a comeback. Adults are often the ones ...

This could be America’s future if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues his rampage against public health—and it may arrive much ...

Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a ...

Last year, following an outbreak the state had not seen in years, Kentucky ultimately reported 543 cases of whopping cough.

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...

Pertussis infections have surged in recent months, and some people may need an additional shot for protection. By Teddy Rosenbluth After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has ...

Kennedy called on Gavi “to re-earn the public trust and to justify the $8 billion America has provided in funding since 2001, ...

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 ...