Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two-step immune reaction that floods the body with inflammatory signals, drawing aggressive immune c... Read more
Science Daily - Dec 27Public health experts say Europeans can afford to vaccinate less because they have universal access to health care. Read more
Politico - Dec 25
Hepatitis B vaccine at birth is safe, effective, and gives long lasting protection from an infection that can have devastating consequences. Read more
Boston Herald - Dec 19
ABC News' Dr. Darien Sutton discusses a new study that shows COVID-19 vaccine before or during pregnancy led to better health outcomes for mothers and newborns. Read more
Abc News - Dec 16
The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17. Read more
The New York Times - Dec 11
Stanford Medicine investigators have unearthed the biological process by which mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 can cause heart damage in some young men and adolescents - and they've shown a possible route to reducing its likelihood. Read more
Medical News - Dec 10
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the COVID-19 vaccines were associated with any deaths across all age ranges. "FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to COVID vaccines," Health and Human Services (HHS) Depart... Read more
The Hill - Dec 10
“The West Coast Health Alliance grounds its decisions in facts, data and expert consensus,” Gov. Tina Kotek said. Read more
Oregon Local News - Dec 06
To accurately gauge a vaccine’s risks, it is also crucial to compare its side effects with the effects of the illness it prevents Read more
The Independent - Dec 06
The change represents a continued shift in the agency’s vaccine policy, reflecting increasingly skeptical views. Read more
Time - Dec 06