That advice runs counter to new federal guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children of any age. Instead, the federal stance is that families may consider the shots after a conversation with their physician.

COVID-19 vaccine proves cost-effective, especially for older adults, significantly reducing illness and hospitalizations across all age groups.

"This isn't a political statement," Dr. Lee Vogel said about vaccine safety. "This is just trying to provide some factual information for people."

It’s August, and parents and caregivers are frantically preparing their kids for a new school year by buying supplies, filling out forms and meeting teachers. This year, many parents also face a question that’s more complicated than usual: Should my child get an updated COVID-19 vaccine,

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies produced unprecedented quantities of vaccines. This helped save millions of lives, but on the other hand, many vaccines remained unused, expired,

Pfizer said Health Canada has approved its latest COVID-19 vaccine that targets a new Omicron variant. It will be made available in the fall.

How many COVID cases were reported nationwide? During the week ending on Aug. 9, 8.9% of the 28,051 Americans tested were positive for COVID-19, according to the CDC's latest data. This was a 0.

The Food and Drug Administration could pull Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine emergency authorization for children under age 5.