immunizations

HHS Sec. RFK Jr. Discusses CDC's Latest Autism Survey

RFK Jr. names new slate of vaccine advisers after purging CDC panel

7:49pm June 11, 2025

Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel.

Senate Holds Confirmation Hearings For HHS Secretary Nominee Robert Kennedy

How changes to a CDC vaccine panel under Kennedy could reshape policy

7:30am February 15, 2025

A committee of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is critical in setting national vaccine policy. It's also vulnerable to political interference.

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A photo of someone holding the COVID-19 vaccine shot

Health & Safety

Guilford County now offering appointments for COVID and flu immunizations

2:06pm October 19, 2023

by DJ Simmons

The Guilford County Division of Public Health is now offering flu and COVID vaccines and advising people to take precautions with fall underway.

Education

WS/FCS offering student immunization clinics next week

2:56pm September 14, 2023

by Amy Diaz

There are about 2300 students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools who still need their state-required immunizations.

NC Extends Deadline For Student Immunizations

3:54pm September 27, 2021

by Keri Brown

North Carolina families will have more time to get their children's required immunizations in order for them to attend school.

Health & Safety

State Officials Say NC Lagging In Immunizations Required For School

10:32pm July 11, 2021

by Paul Garber

State health officials are urging parents to get their kids immunized before the start of the upcoming school year, and not just for COVID-19.

Being overweight or obese can diminish the effectiveness of a flu shot, researchers say.

Excess Weight Can Weaken The Flu Shot

2:34pm November 24, 2019

by Richard Harris

Scientists have come to realize that flu vaccines are less effective for people who are overweight or obese. Now researchers are trying to figure out why and hope to develop better vaccines.

Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization e

Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?

1:06pm March 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.

Health & Safety

High Point Opens New Clinic For Teens

10:21am July 12, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

High Point has a new clinic aimed at providing health care for teenagers.