Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school. But this uptick arrives with an added layer of uncertainty because it’s unclear when and which ...

The effect has been to confuse parents about whether vaccines are safe, said Northe Saunders, president of American Families ...

This particular case concerns access to COVID vaccinations for two vulnerable groups, pregnant women and children, but more ...

For women and children, COVID-19 can be a serious disease, and COVID-19 vaccines and boosters help protect the pregnant mother, newborns and children. Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe COVID-19.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Preliminary results are coming in from what's being called "the largest study ever" of COVID-19's effects on pregnant women, led by UCSF and UCLA scientists. Researchers ...

Pregnancy suppresses the immune system, increasing the likelihood of illness and making it more difficult to fight infections. Above, a pregnant woman receives a COVID shot in Rome in 2021.

The COVID-19 vaccine is still strongly recommended by many in the medical community as a way to protect pregnant women from getting gravely ill and landing in the hospital while they're expecting.

What is clear is that pregnant women, infants and young children are at higher risk of hospitalization from COVID, and the safety of the COVID vaccine has been widely demonstrated,” he said.

“We’ve stepped back into the world that we lived in before the [CDC’s vaccine advisory committee] was created,” said Dr.

The uncertainty surrounds who will be able to get updated vaccines in coming months – shots created to protect against more ...