Kathleen Sebelius

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new report outlining a more aggressive national strategy for the production of medical countermeasures used to new viruses or superbugs in emergency situations.

Anne Schuchat

Vaccination rates among U.S. teens have increased, though they are still below the desired level and also below rates for younger children.

Joint Commission Resources has announced the successful results of its second annual Flu Vaccination Challenge.

Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine

A study conducted in Mali found that global health initiatives in developing countries to control specific diseases can often work against public health by diverting much needed resources.

Officials with Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center, the first U.S. hospital to successfully institute mandatory flu vaccinations for its healthcare workers, said the payoffs have been well worth some of the challenges.

The immune system at work

A new study reports that gender can play a role in how an immune system responds to certain vaccines and their side effects.