Makary was accurate when he said that "most countries have stopped recommending" routine COVID-19 vaccination for children.

Measles cases are on the rise in many countries around the world, prompting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its travel warning.

Uncertainty now dominates the COVID vaccine outlook after official recommendations were stripped for a variety of groups.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to take precautions because measles cases are rising throughout the world. More international travelers are getting infected with the highly contagious respiratory illness that spreads to others through coughing and sneezing,

Makary repeatedly emphasized that a patient's decision to get the COVID vaccine should be made with their doctor.

Instead, the agency recommends parents consult with a doctor about whether to get their children vaccinated. If they opt to get the shot after talking with a doctor, the CDC says health insurers must still pay for the vaccinations.

Leaders in HIV care in San Francisco and across the country say their critical efforts to stop new infections are under attack by a Trump administration that already has cut several key federal programs and now appears to be withholding money meant to go specifically toward prevention.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, according to its latest published immunization schedule.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced more key changes to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Two health experts answer questions about what the changes mean.