Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On Sept. 14, 2025, the World Health Organization announced that vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of…
Utah Health Officials Report Large Measles Exposure
On Sept. 10, 2025, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (UDOH) reported a potential large exposure…
Emergent BioSolutions Receives New Contract for ACAM2000®, (Smallpox and Mpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live) from the U.S. Government
On Sept. 9, 2025, Emergent BioSolutions announced that a contract modification has been executed in the amount of…
Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Topline Data Demonstrating Robust Immune Response With Their LP.8.1-Adapted COVID-19 Vaccine 2025-2026 Formula
On Sept. 8, 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive topline results from an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial…
Mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency
On Sept. 5, 2025, the World Health Organization announced that it no longer considers the mpox outbreak in…
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Washington State Department of Health confirms COVID-19 vaccine position with Standing Order
On Sept. 5, 2025, The Washington State of Health (DOH) issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine,…
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Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
On Sept. 4, 2025, roughly 24 hours after the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, Hawaii is…
Democratic Republic of the Congo Declares Ebola Virus Outbreak
On Sept. 4, 2025, Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of…
Nuvaxovid® Now Approved in Japan Triggering Takeda Milestone Payment
On Sept. 4, 2025, Novavax announced a milestone payment from Takeda has been triggered by regulatory approval for Novavax’s…
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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility
On Sept. 3, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced…
Avian flu found in North Dakota, South Dakota turkeys
On Sept. 3, 2025, Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota, the first…
Navy base in Italy reports case of West Nile virus
On Sept. 3, 2025, Navy hospital here is warning people to take precautions against West Nile virus after…
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MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection
On Aug. 28, 2025, scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT Abdul…
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U.S. CDC chief exits after weeks in role, three top officials resign
On Aug. 27, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez has left…
Novavax’s Nuvaxovid™ 2025-2026 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in the U.S.
On Aug. 27, 2025, Novavax announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Nuvaxovid™ 2025-2026…
researchers solve 1,500-year-old mystery: The bacterium behind the first pandemic
On Aug. 27, 2025, for the first time an interdisciplinary team at the University of South Florida (USF)…
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COMIRNATY® Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Adults 65 and Older and Individuals Ages 5 through 64
On Aug. 27, 2025, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the…
Aedes aegypti non-native mosquito detected in Oregon
On Aug. 26, 2025, health officials in Ashland, Oregon reported that six Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were found in…
Osivax Receives $19.5M BARDA Award to Advance Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine for Pandemic and Seasonal Preparedness
On Aug. 26, 2025, Osivax announced it has secured $19.5 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research…
Valneva shares tumble after suspension of U.S. chikungunya vaccine license
On Aug. 25, 2025, shares of French drugmaker Valneva slumped more than 20% after the U.S. Food and…
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U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak
On Aug. 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the first human case in…
Award-winning HIV scientist Shan Liang leaves U.S. to join Chinese research institute
On Aug. 23, 2025, award-winning HIV scientist Shan Liang, a tenured associate professor at the Washington University School…
5th death linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens in New York City
On Aug. 19, 2025, health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
Lewis and Clark County, Montana Health Officials Report First Measles Case in Decades
On Aug. 18, 2025, Lewis and Clark Public Health (LCPH) officlials in Montana have confirmed a single case…
Texas announces end of West Texas measles outbreak
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the end of this year’s…
Nepal Eliminates Rubella, Also Known as German Measles
On Aug. 18, 2025, the World Health Organization announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem,…
USDA to build Texas facility to fight flesh-eating screwworms
On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a…
Precigen Announces FDA Approval of PAPZIMEOS, the First and Only Approved Therapy for the Treatment of Adults with Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
On Aug. 15, 2025, Precigen announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PAPZIMEOS™ (zopapogene imadenovec-drba)…
Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria
On Aug. 14, 2025, with help from artificial intelligence, researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced they…
Valley Fever Cases Continue to Rise in 2025 Following Record High in 2024
On Aug. 14, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding California residents and visitors that…