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Although flu viruses circulate year-round, flu activity typically increases in the fall and peaks between December and February. With the season approaching, now is a good time to plan how you’ll protect yourself, your loved ones, and our community

The FDA has recently approved Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine. The vaccine, known as mFLUSIVA (mRNA-1010), is designed to protect adults ages 50 years and older against seasonal flu. It is the first mRNA-based flu vaccine, using similar technology as the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

In 2022, about 330,000 people around the world were diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma, with about 60,000 people dying from the condition

Vaccines prevent serious illness for many people, but the immune protection they produce can differ substantially from one person to another. New research led by Arizona State University offers clues about what may be behind those differences

Pharmaceutical giants Moderna and Merck said Wednesday that an experimental vaccine treatment has shown signs of preventing cancer from returning or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients

A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially watershed moment in cancer treatment

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday

The number of parents in the U.S. choosing not to vaccinate their children rose dramatically in the last school year, according to data released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday is the administration’s latest move to reduce the number of vaccinations recommended for children. Jacquelyn Martin/AP See all topics

Vaccine hesitancy and politics continue. Years of loud skepticism and outright campaigns against vaccination seem to have taken their toll; a decrease in vaccine use has resulted in a resurgence of measles and other public health threats. Yet the government, which has a responsibility for public health, persists in making vaccine recommendations that are not…