U.S. Fertility Rates Near Historic Lows
Fertility rates in the United States are now among the lowest levels ever recorded, based on provisional data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this month. According to the CDC report, the general fertility rate declined to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44, down 23 percent since 2007, […]
Patients Request Blood from Donors Who Have Not Received mRNA COVID-19 Shots
A growing number of patients are requesting blood transfusions from donors who have not gotten the COVID19 shot, according to a Mar. 28, 2026 report published in the journal Transfusion. In the report, researchers at Vanderbilt Medical Center Medical Center evaluated 15 cases over a period of two years between 2024 and 2025 in which […]
FDA Launches New Consolidated Adverse Event Monitoring System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the launch of a new Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS) that consolidates adverse event reporting systems for different types of products licensed by the FDA, including the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) that was created under the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA). The […]
CDC’s Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes Blocked by Massachusetts Court
A federal judge in the United States District Court for Massachusetts blocked a January 2026 memorandum that overhauled the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) childhood vaccine schedule. The court also stayed the appointment of thirteen members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and invalidated votes taken by the committee while the […]
Flu Vaccine Only 36 Percent Effective This Year
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the 2025–2026 influenza vaccine showed reduced effectiveness compared to previous seasons. Researchers linked the lower performance to the emergence of a new influenza A(H3N2) subclade that differed from the strain used to manufacture the vaccine.1 The CDC reported overall flu shot effectiveness at 36 […]
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Withdraws from ACIP
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently announced its withdrawal as a liaison organization from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The Association cited recent changes that have been made to the new ACIP committee, which the medical trade organization alleges undermines scientific integrity […]