vaccines
Here's Where Those False Measles Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Came From
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best tool to stop the current outbreak. So why do all those false conspiracy theories persist?
By Angie Jaime
A Conspiracy Theorist Is Officially Running Our Health Department
RFK Jr. was confirmed today.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th* and Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th
Future Doctors and Science Students Are Trying to Stop RFK From Becoming Health Secretary
“As young people, we have unique concerns about RFK and what his confirmation would mean for our future.”
By Grace Danqing Yang and Em Cosgrove
Where Trump HHS Pick RFK Jr. Stands on Vaccines, Abortion and LGBTQ+ Issues
The department has vast power to influence areas including LGBTQ+ health access and reproductive health.
By Shefali Luthra, The 19th*, Orion Rummler, The 19th* , and Sara Luterman, The 19th*
COVID-19 Update: New Vaccines Ready and Free Tests Are Coming Back
Households will be able to order up to four free tests, and the FDA has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines.
By Angie Jaime
Inside the History of Testing Vaccines on Institutionalized People
The flu vaccine was tested on unconsenting people held in mental facilities.
By Valorie Castellanos Clark
When Is the Best Time to Get Your Updated COVID Booster?
Four infectious disease experts weigh in.
By Korin Miller
What to Know About Monkeypox and Its Symptoms
And the availability of the vaccine.
By Orion Rummler, The 19th*
The Scientists Who Made COVID Vaccines Possible on How the Pandemic Ends
They pioneered the mRNA technology used in the COVID vaccine.
By Elizabeth Yuko
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Stop Comparing Everything to the Holocaust
No, COVID safety measures are nothing like the Holocaust.
By Michelle Krasovitski
What to Know About the COVID Omicron Variant
The Omicron variant is shifting our definition of “fully vaccinated.”
By Lex McMenamin
Autistic Students Want to Be Seen As Their Full Selves At School
Neurodivergent students deserve more than the bare minimum.
By Mary Retta
All U.S. Adults Can Now Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot
Pending approval from the CDC, the shots could be available this weekend.
By Brittney McNamara
Why This County Calculated Vaccine Rates By Zodiac Sign
Guess which sign came out on top?
By Elizabeth Djinis
In Schools, Tensions Between Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Students Rise
Vaccination status has become high-stakes gossip fodder.
By Fortesa Latifi
These Teens Got the COVID Vaccine Despite Hesitant Parents
Find out how they got their parents to support their decisions.
By Fortesa Latifi
What I Learned During a Day on a COVID Vaccine Bus
“I felt like it came to me,” one woman said.
By Mollie Hersh