FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine

On Aug. 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, now known as COMIRNATY (koe-mir’-na-tee), can be used to prevent…

Pneumococcal vaccine helping infants and older adults

Influenza and COVID-19 tend to grab many of the vaccine headlines, but another type of vaccine should also be on your radar. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…

Debunking vaccine myths

Vaccines are an effective way to prevent certain infectious diseases and boost the body’s natural immune response. Parents having concerns around vaccines is understandable. There are many vaccines children…

Pregnancy and immunizations: Three vaccines to get while pregnant

Editor’s note: This article was updated in October 2021 to include COVID-19 vaccine information. Beyond pure excitement, or sometimes nausea and fatigue, once you learn you are pregnant, you…

Help protect against human papillomavirus with the HPV vaccine

Human papillomavirus (HPV), an infection that affects about one in four people, is responsible for about 37,000 new cancer cases each year, An estimated 42 million Americans currently have human…

What’s new with the flu in 2024?

Every year the influenza (flu) vaccine is updated to better match the viruses that will likely be circulating that year. The flu vaccine is the best and most effective way to…

Measles: What you need to know about the deadly virus

There is a resurgence of measles cases and outbreaks in the United States. As of August 27, 2025, the CDC has confirmed 1,408 measles cases in 43 states, and experts point…

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