The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi

A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

COVID-19 Variants Explained: How New Strains Mutate and Impact Transmission

Understand COVID-19 variants, coronavirus mutations, and how new COVID strains affect transmission, severity, and vaccine protection today.

Medical Daily · Feb 22

Childhood vaccination rates are declining in Australia. Why?

Australian parents tell of concerns and hesitance after reporting hearing misinformation about vaccines

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21

Measles cases rise as London GPs warn 'more outbreaks very likely'

Doctors warn measles crisis in north London ‘could get worse before it gets better’

Evening Standard · Feb 20

CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy

Postponement of ACIP meeting this month comes as US pediatricians challenge committee’s legitimacy in court

The Guardian - US · Feb 19

HHS cancels important vaccine advisory meeting

The move comes amid continued tensions within the administration over vaccine policy.

Axios · Feb 19

Scientists develop universal vaccine to protect against allergies, cold and flu

The vaccine could replace multiple jabs every year for winter respiratory infections and may even work against new pandemic bugs

The Independent UK · Feb 19

North London measles outbreak continues as cases rise

Children have required hospital treatment following an outbreak among mostly unvaccinated kids

Evening Standard · Feb 19

North London measles outbreak infects 50 children

Just 64.3 per cent of five-year-olds in Enfield had received both doses of the MMRV vaccine in 2024-2025

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’

IN FOCUS: EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain

The Independent UK · Feb 19