Vaccine

Instead of acting quickly to prevent a measles comeback, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined public health officials' ability to prevent and contain outbreaks.

The Health Ministry recommended that all children be vaccinated at one year and again at six, in accordance with the standard vaccination schedule. 

At least 30 children have been hospitalized in intensive care units due to complications from the flu, including two infants.

More than 10 children in Israel have died from measles since the start of the year, and thousands have been infected.

The findings of the new FDA review have not been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, the NYT reported. Additionally, the memo did not disclose the ages or health conditions of the children.

Scientists took issue with statements on the website that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism, arguing that it is "exploiting a quirk of logic."

The US Centers for Disease Control changed their website to imply that vaccines cause autism despite the wide scientific consensus that there is no link between the two.

UNICEF blames Israel for blocking essential items, including vaccines for children, from entering Gaza following the ceasefire.

The doctor, who was vaccinated, was treating an unvaccinated child at Sourasky Medical Center's Ichilov Hospital. Two other hospital employees could also be infected.

Looking at the Southern Hemisphere, we can predict a tough winter ahead — so it’s best to get vaccinated now to ease or even prevent the illness.