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[The following is a guest op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views of AHCJ or its board of directors.]…
It’s still difficult for many eligible older adults in parts of the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. And that’s…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases launched their annual influenza vaccine campaign…
Photos accompanying news stories about vaccines are notoriously awful, both in effect and in verisimilitude. They often feature large needles…
Predicting whether a pathogen will have an impact on a few people or an entire population would be a huge…
Vaccines and vaccine hesitancy has been my primary micro-beat since I began working as a full-time health/science journalist, so it’s…
In last year’s flu season, 80,000 people died, including 180 children, and 900,000 people were hospitalized, making it the worst…
As summer ebbs, influenza season is around the corner. Public health officials are beginning their annual campaign to urge people…
Public health officials have warned over the past several weeks the U.S. flu season this year may be worse than…
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Fall has arrived so it’s time for older adults to get their flu shots. Or is it? Older adults are…