Vaccines

There are currently 166 potential COVID-19 vaccines being developed across the globe.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, getting the shot will "blunt" the flu's affect, the top infectious disease expert and White House coronavirus task force member has said.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that while COVID-19 vaccines were good for the "longer term," he preferred the fast action of therapeutics against the infection.

The Moderna vaccine seems like it could save lives, but epidemiologists worry that anti-vaccination advocates may discourage people from receiving it.

Several Russian health officials have denied the allegation.

Early results from a study of a new potential coronavirus vaccine revealed that all participants given the vaccine produced antibodies that could prevent COVID-19.

COVID-19 is a stark reminder it was vaccination that delivered us from evil and enabled the modern world.

Vaccine hesitancy may stand in the way of herd immunity, Fauci said.

The online survey by Moscow's Higher School of Economics also found over a third of people would refuse to take a Russian-developed vaccination.

Potential vaccines are being trialed in the U.S., China, the U.K., Germany and Belgium.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he had not spoken to President Donald Trump in "two weeks," while efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine continue to move "very quickly."

The study involved over 2,000 parents in the U.S..

It is irresponsible to needlessly alienate those skeptical of vaccination, write two professors who have written books on vaccination.

The effectiveness of a vaccine will hopefully be confirmed by late fall or early winter, Dr. Anthony Fauci tells Newsweek.

At least 27 countries have reported problems administering measles vaccines, while several others face similar diffficulties with vaccinating children against polio, typhoid, cholera and more.

King's College Professor Sir Robert Lechler on the "very tough balancing acts" needed to recover from the pandemic, the likelihood of a second wave, and the impact of Trump's "inconsistency."

Those aged 35 to 44 were the most likely to not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to surveys.

Fauci and his NIH colleagues said multiple coronavirus vaccines may be required due to limited production abilities and overwhelming demand caused by the pandemic.

Developing immunity might not mean a complete recovery for people with the virus as people could still suffer side effects.

There is growing bipartisan agreement that we need to bring pharmaceutical production back home. But one enormous hurdle remains.

"We're doing things at the FDA that's never happened before. We're getting approvals so fast," the president said.

In an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, a number of countries have now approved vaccine trials in humans.

Researchers at Oxford University are developing a coronavirus vaccine that is expected to enter human trials on Thursday.

Several pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop a competent novel coronavirus vaccine, though it usually takes 12 to 18 months for a vaccine to be released.

An email newsletter from right-wing news site Newsmax warns readers against getting a hypothetical coronavirus vaccine because vaccines are a "scam," suggesting they buy a book about "boosting immunity" instead.

Parents opting their kids out from vaccines due to philosophical reasons has nearly doubled over the past six years.

The death of Najee Jackson Jr. is coming under scrutiny after posts made by the mother in an anti-vaccine Facebook group indicate he was prescribed Tamiflu but the family chose natural "remedies" instead.

There have been approximately 310,000 suspected measles cases in the DRC since the outbreak was declared in 2018.

Seattle families were notified of changes to school policy. To attend school, students must be fully vaccinated, in the process of doing so, or have a signed Certificate of Exemption.

Recent reports of people infected with measles visiting five different U.S. airports have prompted fears of potential outbreaks in multiple regions of the country.