Last week saw increasing transmission of COVID-19 in the majority of countries in the WHO European Region, with 1.6 million new cases and close to 24 000 deaths. The Region remains the second most affected by SARS-CoV-2...
Drug companies should stop using donations to atone those who cannot afford expensive vaccines and instead lower prices, argue experts in The BMJ. It follows a recent decision by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to refuse...
Vaccine-preventable diseases cost the U.S. $9 billion in 2015, mostly because unvaccinated people got sick. It’s flu season—and not getting your shot could prove costly. Last year, influenza dinged the U.S. economy for...
Federal officials have posted proposed rule changes for how they try to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. One group sees some dangers in the proposals. To federal officials, it’s a way to provide greater...