People at the highest risk of severe COVID will still be eligible for free vaccines. Others may have to pay.
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There are five priorities African countries must pursue to achieve vaccination success.
Keeping children home from school if they have COVID-19 protects family and school community members at high risk of serious illness.
Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?
Drawing lessons from Sierra Leone and having watched the mid-2026 outbreak in the DRC, I conclude that it risks become a global epidemic.
The next phase of the response must not be about deploying more people into communities simply to deliver interventions.
Edible bait vaccines made Europe virtually free from rabies. The approach could work against bird flu – if we invest in new vaccines.
Amid multiple disease outbreaks and intense political pressures, Director Erica Schwartz will need to defend scientific independence.
An Ebola vaccine designed for a different species is now being trialled against the outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.
The most important thing for parents to know is that the order does not change which vaccines are available to children and is not based on any new data about vaccine safety.
There’s been a rise of shingles cases among adults aged 25–49. Why aren’t they eligible for a free vaccine?
From COVID-19 vaccines to Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine, using mRNA as medicine has shown promise. But before mRNA drugs can go beyond vaccines, researchers need to identify the right diseases to treat.
While cholera launched modern epidemiology and has nearly disappeared in many countries, the disease never went away. It has instead retreated to the places least equipped to fight it.
When we are mis- or disinformed, it is difficult to act with autonomy. We may make decisions that do not align with our beliefs, even when we seem to be acting voluntarily.
Recognizing the stories behind people’s concerns with vaccines can help public health advocates build a more inclusive approach to healthcare.
The confirmation of the bird flu virus in a brown skua appears to be a single detection. Ongoing surveillance will be essential to detect any further cases.
Free MenB jabs are now available at pharmacies for students starting university this autumn. An expert answers key questions.
The World Cup brought many visitors to Canada, which put public health authorities on alert for contagious illnesses. It’s crucial that Canada remain committed to infectious disease preparedness.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
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Professor of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor, School of Social Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Virology, Queen's University Belfast
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Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of Immunology, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney