The CDC on Monday dramatically reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for all children. Here’s what parents should know.

This week, some of those indicators have fallen, but the CDC says that does not necessarily mean the season has reached its peak. Instead, the downtick “could be due to changes in healthcare seeking or reporting during the holidays,” and more increases may come in the weeks ahead.

Flu activity continues to remain elevated in the United States, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The new CDC recommendation takes a much narrower view of the meningococcal disease threat. Because of "the low incidence rates of meningococcal disease in the U.S., the meningococcal vaccine should not be part of the consensus recommended vaccine schedule," according to a decision memo from the heads of NIH, FDA, and CMS.

Flu activity remained elevated nationwide during the week ending Jan. 3, with pediatric deaths and overall hospitalizations continuing to climb, according to recent data from the CDC. The latest flu report comes as some hospitals have begun postponing procedures and pharmacies face spot shortages of Tamiflu — developments that reflect the sustained severity of this

A child in San Mateo County died of influenza this week, only days after the CDC announced a new reduced list of recommended vaccinations.

The number of vaccination recommendations for U.S. children could drop to 11 from 17 if states follow revised immunization guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 5.

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,