Digital passports are the latest form of identification that can be added to your smartphone, but their acceptance varies from state to state.

Leaving decisions to parents wouldn’t be considered at all controversial by doctors in the UK and most of Europe ...

In 2019, MIT engineers, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, unveiled a microneedle patch that could transform how ...

As the rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 gathers pace, countries from Sweden to Israel are exploring how certificates and ...

As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out worldwide, a push for identity proofs and digital certificates risks excluding poorer and vulnerable groups from vaccination and the benefits that come with it, ...

Private providers are not licensed to give the vaccine to children under 12, prompting some desperate parents to make the costly journey abroad ...

Illinois has released its own recommendations on COVID-19 vaccines — urging all adults and many children to get the shots, in a break with the federal government’s guidance. The release came a day ...

The advice includes COVID-19 vaccination for children 6 months to 23 months, adults 65 and older, health risks and anyone who is pregnant or planning to get pregnant. HealthDay News — Four Western ...

California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington on Wednesday issued unified recommendations on COVID-19, influenza and RSV vaccines that differ from those issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

A federal advisory panel said a combined vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox should no longer be offered for children under 4 on Thursday, as New York State health ...

UPDATES AS THEY COME IN. OTHER NEWS, RIGHT NOW, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE FOCUSING ON VACCINE DEADLINES. THIS WEEK, A CDC COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER POSSIBLE CHANGES TO RECOMMENDATIONS TOMORROW. AND NOW THE ...

California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have joined together to issue their own independent vaccine recommendations ahead of flu season, breaking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...