vaccine

Shawn Yancy talks with NBC News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel about what parents should know before getting their young kids vaccinated.

An analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration states that kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appears safe and effective for children under five, which would be a huge step towards vaccinating the nation’s youngest children who were previously unprotected.

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

The Food and Drug Administration strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots

Queen Elizabeth II has had to cancel some planned virtual enragements after recently testing positive for COVID-19 and experiencing mild flu-like symptoms.

The same technology used to develop the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is being tested to prevent HIV.

Vaccines have been critical to stopping the spread of COVID-19, and what scientists have learned from them may be a game changer for other diseases. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

News4’s Mark Segraves spoke with a woman who says she received a stranger’s vaccine information when she tried to look up her own info on the portal.

Dr. Krupa Playforth, a pediatrician, discusses the implications of the COVID-19 vaccine delay for kids under 5.

Vaccines for kids under 5 are on hold. News4’s Jackie Bensen spoke with parents about the set back.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder talks with students at George Mason University about ending the vaccine mandate for students.

The nation’s 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.

Moderna is testing an omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine booster.

It’s the first cancer that has the potential to be eliminated around the world. But fewer people are getting screened for cervical cancer, especially during the pandemic. A local doctor who says the time to act is now. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.

People will have to show proof of vaccination to dine out, go to the gym, see a concert or catch a game in D.C. starting Saturday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidelines for Pfizer COVID-19 boosters, shortening the time from second dose to booster to five months.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.

Starting next month, D.C. will require proof of vaccination at restaurants, gyms and other places as daily COVID cases continue to hit record highs. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Former president Donald Trump says he received a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas