KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Under the new FDA guidelines, only people 65 and older and others with one or more health risk factors will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. People considered healthy and under the age of 65 ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 23, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that it has submitted an ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that certain half-shell oysters that are frozen and raw harvested in South ...

An FDA committee on Thursday recommended that COVID-19 vaccines for the 2025-2026 respiratory virus season — which, for the ...

I'm a clinical academic, which is quite a rare breed of doctor, because what I'm doing, along with other clinical academics, ...

Infectious disease experts say mRNA vaccines have been studied for decades, they are safe and effective, and were instrumental in saving lives during the COVID pandemic.

The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults.

Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID have already undergone strict safety reviews and that people continue to die ...

The FDA will limit the vaccine’s availability later this year to older adults and those who may be at risk of severe illness.

The success of these COVID-19 vaccines is remarkable and was far from guaranteed. mRNA is incredibly delicate. Enzymes in the environment and in our bodies are quick to chop mRNA into pieces ...