Maternal RSV Vaccine Cuts Infant Hospitalizations Nearly 70%
Real-world data published in JAMA Network Open confirm the effectiveness of the RSVpreF vaccine in protecting newborns from respiratory syncytial virus.
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Maternal RSV Vaccine Cuts Infant Hospitalizations Nearly 70%
Real-world data published in JAMA Network Open confirm the effectiveness of the RSVpreF vaccine in protecting newborns from respiratory syncytial virus.
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Lawsuit Alleges 1960s Infants Given RSV Vaccine Without Consent
The families of two infants who died in the 1960s are suing the federal government alleging the babies received an experimental RSV vaccine without the knowledge or consent of their families, according to a report by The New York Times.
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Maternal RSV Vaccination Cut Infant Hospitalization Risk by 80%
Maternal RSV vaccination reduced infants’ hospitalization risk by more than 80% when administered at least 14 days before birth.
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Significant Gaps in Vaccine Uptake, Trust for US Adults
An NFID initiative provided evidence-based guidance on influenza, COVID-19, and RSV during the 2025-2026 season.
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Court Blocks HHS Revisions to Child Vaccine Schedule
A US district court blocked HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr’s recent moves to revise the federal childhood vaccine schedule and overhaul of the CDC’s vaccine advisory board, according to multiple media reports including Reuters.
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ACP: Adults 75+ Should Get a Protein Subunit RSV Vaccine
The American College of Physicians recommends an RSV vaccine for all adults age 75 and older.
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AAP Issues Immunization Schedule for 2026
The 2026 AAP recommendations remain largely unchanged from 2025 but differ from the CDC’s new immunization schedule.
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AAP Opposes HHS Changes to Childhood Immunization Schedule
AAP president Andrew D. Racine is raising alarms over the federal government’s removal of several vaccinations from its Childhood Immunization Schedule.
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CDC/HHS Remove Vaccines from Childhood Immunization Schedule
The CDC and HHS reduced the federally recommended childhood immunization schedule from 17 to 11 vaccinations, removing shots for seasonal flu and other infectious diseases.
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RSV Awareness Month: Preventing Infant Hospitalizations
For RSV awareness month (October), the American Lung Association is spotlighting new data that show a dramatic decrease in RSV-related hospitalizations among infants.
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One Dose of RSV Vaccine Prevented Hospitalizations for Two Seasons
One shot of an RSV vaccine protects adults ages 60 or older from RSV-associated hospitalization and critical illness during two consecutive RSV seasons.
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CDC Predicts Possibility of Higher COVID-19 Hospitalizations for 2025-26 Season
CDC’s annual respiratory disease season outlook predicts similar peak hospitalization rates for COVID-19, influenza and RSV — but a higher hospitalization rate for COVID-19 if a new variant emerges.
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AAP Publishes Its Own Vaccine Recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics published its pediatric immunization recommendations for influenza, RSV, and COVID-19, which differ from some recommendations made by the FDA.
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ESC Advocates Vaccination for Cardiovascular Prevention
A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement reports on the beneficial effects of vaccines in reducing cardiovascular events following various viral and bacterial infections, particularly in at-risk patient groups.
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Secretary Kennedy Dismantles Vaccine Advisory Committee
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has removed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), according to multiple media reports.
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First-ever WHO Immunization Recommendations for Infant RSV
The World Health Organization issued its first-ever recommendations for immunizing infants against RSV, which is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally.
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CDC: ‘The Decision to Vaccinate Is a Personal One’
A recent CDC statement may signal a shift in the agency’s longstanding practice of advocating vaccinations for infectious diseases like measles.
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Countering the Next Phase of Anti-vaccine Activism
Scientist offer strategies to address anti-vaccine sentiment in the US, including actively countering health disinformation.
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RSV Vaccine Program for Seniors Cut Hospitalizations by 62%
An RSV vaccine program targeted at seniors in Scotland found 68% of adults aged 75-79 were vaccinated which led to a 62% reduction in RSV-related hospitalizations.
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FDA Mandates Guillain-Barré Syndrome Warning for Two RSV Vaccines
The FDA has required Guillain-Barré syndrome warnings to be added to prescribing information for RSV vaccines Abrysvo and Arexvy.
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American Confidence in RSV Vaccines Rises, Survey Finds
A new Annenberg Public Policy Center survey reveals evolving public attitudes toward vaccines—including RSV, flu, COVID-19, and MMR—in the United States.
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Growing Inequalities in UK Child Vaccination Rates
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023.
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COVID-19, Flu and RSV Shots − An Epidemiologist Explains Why All Three Matter This Fall
Epidemiologist Annette Regan explains why officials recommend that people get these shots over the coming months.
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Americans’ Willingness to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Declines, Survey Finds
A survey found that 44% of Americans are likely to get a yearly COVID-19 vaccine if recommended by the CDC, a drop from 52% just eight months earlier.
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