Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system.

Both formulations of the so-called MMR vaccine contain weakened live forms of the measles virus. The vaccine does ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

There have been hundreds of measles cases reported in the U.S. since the beginning of the year. Here's what you need to know ...

A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody ...

H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn that past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

One calamity down,” he says wryly. In the afternoon, Jacob has to convince his nephew’s wife not to leave him, which is ...

A vial containing the measles-rubella vaccine is sitting on top of an ice pack at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 25, 2024. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ...

According to healthychildren.org, childhood vaccines consistently remain at very high and beneficial levels of safety and efficacy.

Chicken meat producers remain the most resistant to vaccines because of concerns they could harm meat exports, which totaled ...

The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how ...