The spread of influenza and other respiratory infectious illnesses has been increasing in recent weeks across China, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Some ...

Clean hands are within reach. Global Handwashing Day promotes good hygiene habits to prevent the spread of disease. PHOTO CRED: Unsplash As the world marked Global Handwashing Day on October 15, ...

The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings. While the WHO has long maintained guidelines for clinical environments, this is the ...

DERBY, England, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

The changes include individual-based-decision-making for COVID-19 vaccination in individuals not at risk and standalone vaccination for varicella in toddlers. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has officially updated guidelines for COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccines based on recommendations made last month by the agency's vaccine advisory ...

Pennsylvanians should follow vaccine recommendations issued by medical organizations on a state-sanctioned list rather than adhering to guidance from the federal government, Gov. Josh Shapiro advised ...

The committee that offers vaccine advice to the nation’s top public health agency voted Friday against recommending the updated COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 6 months or older, instead leaving the ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s hand-picked CDC advisory panel is meeting today as it considers changes to vaccine guidelines. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports more details. Senior Scholar at ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhauled vaccine panel voted on Thursday to no longer recommend a combination shot protecting against chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella for young ...