Now’s a Great Time to Get Your Annual Flu Shot

From updated COVID boosters to confusion about monkeypox vaccine eligibility, important vaccine…

When Is the Best Time to Get Your Updated COVID Booster?

Updated COVID boosters will be available this fall. The new formulas received…

Updated COVID Boosters Are Coming This Fall—Here’s What You Should Know

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized updated COVID boosters…

Here’s What People With Eczema Should Know About Their Monkeypox Risk

There have been lots of important discussions online about how stigmatizing the…

Here’s What You Should Know If Your Second Monkeypox Vaccine Has Been Delayed

There is no clear data on the vaccine’s efficacy in the current…

What to Know About the Wheal, a Common Monkeypox Vaccine Side Effect

Some people who have received the monkeypox vaccine are noticing a small,…

Here’s Why Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine for Adults Is a Pretty Big Deal

Pfizer made a big announcement this week: The pharmaceutical company has developed…

How to Find Your Childhood Vaccine Records If You Have No Idea Where to Start

If you’ve recently texted your mom to ask her about which vaccines…

What to Know About Evusheld If You’re at Risk for Severe COVID-19

A medication that can help prevent severe illness in people who face…

Should I Be Getting Another Polio Vaccine?

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) is urging all New…

We Finally Know More About How COVID Vaccines May Temporarily Change Your Period

As the COVID-19 vaccines first rolled out in the United States, an…

Experts Know Very Little About COVID Reinfection, Including Long-Term Health Effects

Even though daily life may seem normal for some parts of the…

Here Are the Side Effects You May Experience After the Monkeypox Vaccine

Jynneos is the preferred vaccine that health authorities are focusing on distributing…

Here’s Why the Novavax Vaccine Is So Different From the mRNA Options

It’s been a year and a half since the U.S. Food and…

Here’s When All Adults Might Be Eligible for a Second COVID Booster

Amid the COVID-19 surge caused by the now-dominant, highly contagious BA.5 subvariant,…

Here’s Who Can—and Should—Get the Monkeypox Vaccine Right Now

A nationwide monkeypox vaccination plan is finally in the works. On June…

Monkeypox Symptoms May Look Different Than in Past Cases for Some People

Current monkeypox cases may look slightly different than those observed in the…

The U.S. Is Stockpiling Smallpox Vaccines as Monkeypox Outbreak Grows

The ACAM200 smallpox vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus; rather, it…

COVID Vaccine Needle Size Matters—So Why Aren’t We Hearing More About It?

“If it’s intramuscular, that means the needle has to go 90 degrees…

Here’s How the U.S. Handled Its Last Big Monkeypox Outbreak

Symptoms of monkeypox are similar to smallpox but milder. Symptoms usually begin…