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The FDA approved mFlusiva, a flu vaccine shown to perform well in older adults, but the CDC has issued no formal recommendation on its use. This departs from the agency's usual practice of guiding doctors and the public on newly approved vaccines shortly after FDA clearance.
The CDC has begun allowing states to order 2026–2027 COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program, ending a delay of nearly a month despite FDA approval of the shots in late August. HHS initially said procurement decisions had not been finalized, and an unnamed source told The Washington Post the holdup partly stemmed from unfinished clinical guidance requiring outside expert review.
The CDC has not finalized procurement decisions allowing states to order this season's COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program, which covers roughly 52 percent of US children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, or Indigenous. The delay also affects at least 11 states and one US territory that use VFC contracts to buy vaccines universally for all children regardless of insurance status. HHS, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., confirmed the procurement decisions remain unfinished but did not explain the reason for the delay.
Measles case counts in the United States have surpassed 3,500 so far this year, already exceeding the full-year total recorded in 2025. Health officials note that roughly 10% of this year's cases were reported within just the past two weeks, indicating the outbreak's pace is accelerating rather than slowing.
The CDC and FDA report that more than 30 people in four states developed bacterial toxin poisoning after receiving intravenous glutathione treatments at wellness clinics. Investigators traced the problem to at least two compounding pharmacies that used glutathione powder graded only for oral dietary supplements—sourced from Medisca Inc.—to prepare injectable drips, rather than the sterile grade required for injection.
A new CDC report finds that roughly 72% of American adults regularly experience fatigue, making it one of the most widespread health complaints nationwide. Researchers link this fatigue to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and cognitive difficulties among those affected.
Pennsylvania health officials have reported a third death associated with the state's ongoing measles outbreak this year. Despite the mounting toll, the CDC has not yet officially confirmed any measles-related fatalities in its national tally.
Despite chaos at the CDC's vaccine advisory panel and RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine actions as health secretary, updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines have been FDA-approved and are already shipping to pharmacies for the fall season. Major insurers have agreed to keep covering previously recommended vaccines at no cost through at least 2027, and state health officials expect a mostly normal rollout.
The CDC has declined to include two child deaths from measles reported by Pennsylvania's health department in its official outbreak tally, departing from its usual practice of accepting state-reported data. The move follows a public dispute between HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, after Shapiro blamed vaccine misinformation for the deaths and Kennedy accused him of fabricating the incident. Both children, from Lancaster County, were unvaccinated and tested positive for measles, according to state officials.
A South Carolina coroner's office confirmed that a six-week-old infant's death was caused by measles, after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had disputed the CDC's inclusion of measles deaths in its official count. Kennedy directed new CDC director Erica Schwartz to remove the deaths from the agency's public data, and while she complied, internal records reportedly still list them.
A frozen blueberry product sold at Walmart has been added to an expanding recall linked to an E. coli outbreak the CDC has been tracking since May. Health officials report a rising number of hospitalizations tied to contaminated frozen blueberries.
US measles cases have hit a 35-year high, with nearly 3,000 confirmed infections in 2026 and the first two deaths of the year reported in Pennsylvania as schools reopen. Advocacy groups say families of immunocompromised children, who can't be vaccinated or don't respond well to vaccines, are now weighing whether sending kids to school is safe as local vaccination rates fall below the 95 percent threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.