Survey Finds Most U.S. Parents, Pregnant Women Reject CDC’s Vaccine Schedule
A survey from researchers at Emory University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that only 35 to 40 percent of pregnant women and parents of young children in the United States intend to accept all government recommended vaccines.1 The survey was published as a research letter in the JAMA Network […]
Dental Floss Tested as a New Route for Vaccine Administration
In a 2025 study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers reported that applying floss laced with vaccine components such as proteins and inactive viruses along the gum lines of mice triggered an immune response.1 The goal is to use dental floss to vaccinate large numbers of people during a pandemic. The researchers found that “Floss-based […]
Pre-filled Syringe Version of GSK’s Shingles Vaccine Approved by FDA
On July 17, 2025, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a license to GSK plc (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) to distribute a pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant Adjuvanted) vaccine to control outbreaks of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults. The pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix was approved for use by adults […]
Study Calls for Genetic Screening Before Infants Get Vaccinated
A new peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Medical Sciences suggests that genetic differences in how infants metabolize vaccine ingredients may play a critical and previously underrecognized role in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)—the unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year old. The authors of the study, published on Apr. […]
Push for National Bird Flu Vaccine Program as USDA Points to Falling Egg Prices After Gains in Biosecurity Containment
Publicity about avian influenza (H5N1) infecting chickens, turkeys and cows in the United States1 and globally has been widespread for several years as fears about the possibility of bird flu epidemics among humans have led to calls for acceleration of development and use of animal and human bird flu vaccines.2 3 4 5 In February […]
Study of First Next Generation mRNA Bird Flu Shots in Cattle Published
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study based on their experimental use of a next generation mRNA bird flu vaccine tested on cattle.1 Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to give the novel mRNA biological developed by the University of Pennsylvania to cattle in an attempt to protect dairy […]