Under federal law, vaccine manufacturers benefit from significant lawsuit protections, including being shielded against suits about design defects. These protections are paired with a fund that is ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares to sit at a table outfitted for a speaking session. Behind him are official flags depicting the seal of the US Department of Health and Human Services and a screen ...

On June 9, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s key ...

The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways that ultimately reduce vaccine access for everyone. By Christina Jewett ...

WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long ...

Pharmaceutical giants are navigating a complex landscape of fluctuating demand and regulatory hurdles, impacting their financial performance and strategic outlook. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The seeds of a court case that has lasted for more than 20 years were planted in ...

China’s first domestically made nine-valent HPV vaccine, a direct competitor to Merck’s Gardasil 9, is being priced at 499 yuan ($70) per dose, the state-owned Xinhua News Agency reports. The shot’s ...

The appeal challenges U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell’s summary judgment order concluding that implied federal preemption barred failure-to-warn claims in the Gardasil multidistrict litigation in the ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Until last week, the future of vaccination for human papillomavirus, or HPV, in the United States seemed clear. For several years, a growing body of evidence has ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unprecedented shake-up of a key federal vaccine advisory panel ushered in appointees who have expressed skepticism about the value and ...

A former Harvard Medical School professor who claims he was fired for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine was appointed on Wednesday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory ...