In a close vote, U.S. health experts ended a long-standing rule that gave nearly every newborn a hepatitis B vaccine right after birth. The screen showed 8-3 on December 5, 2025, marking the first major change in modern American vaccine policy after 34 years.

After a year of major shifts in the federal government’s policy toward vaccines, Americans are now more likely to trust the American Medical Association than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when the two conflict on vaccine guidance,

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an advisory group meeting this week during which a vote on ...

The CDC has officially ended its recommendation for the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Experts say the decision upends more than three decades of vaccination policy in the United States and will result in more cases of hepatitis B and downstream effects,

CDC releases latest numbers on flu outbreak across the US. New cases are accelerating - and hospitalizations are up. Gabrielle discusses how helpful the vaccines are and what people can do to protect themselves from a bad case of the flu.

While seemingly esoteric and of little impact to health workers and the public, a little known group is creating a firestorm in the public health community. The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee advises the CDC on guidelines for infection ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Salmonella outbreak possibly linked to raw oysters has prompted an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, raising concerns in the Lowcountry, where oysters are a staple of the local seafood industry.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Flu numbers are up this week in Kansas, according to a report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a new map released Wednesday, Kansas is in the “orange” -- or “high” -- category.

Dr. Subhendu De from the Bill & Olivia Amos Children’s Hospital visited WRBL News 3 on Tuesday to explain some of the changes to vaccine recommendations done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).