The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the ...

Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

Not everyone, of course, will be willing: Covid vaccine uptake has remained stubbornly low over the last few years. As of Oct ...

Bacteremia, a serious bloodstream infection that can cause chills, fever and cognitive difficulty. Bacteremia is potentially ...

For people aged 65 or older and those who are immunocompromised, the CDC now recommends receiving a second dose of this ...

As the weather starts to cool down and we spend more time gathered together indoors, the risk of contracting an illness rises ...

Each year, the U.S. sees roughly 30,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease, which includes blood infections, brain and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults aged 65 and older, as well as individuals with weakened ...

Immunocompromised adults or those who are older than 65 should get a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers ...

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause ...

Studies on the rotavirus vaccine show it can prevent around 74% of infections and even prevent severe infections and ...

The recommendation would leave the choice of PCV up to the clinician. The updated language calls for a single dose of PCV ...