immunology

We are in the middle of two very important health care-themed weeks: World Immunization Week and National Infant Immunization Week. I know, I know, we...

In just a few short weeks, the United States is likely to reach an unfathomable milestone in terms of numbers: 1 million lives lost to the coronavirus...

VACCINATED POLITICIANS: Two in three Pennsylvanians believe politicians should be required to publicly disclose their vaccination status, reveals a re...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Pennsylvania officials are touting a milestone in COVID-19 vaccinations based on federal data, though some experts have for months ...

Gov. Tom Wolf announced Wednesday that Pennsylvania has reached a new COVID-19 vaccine milestone with 95 percent of Pennsylvanians ages 18 and older r...

COVID-19’s omicron variant is highly transmissible. It weakened vaccines’ defense against infection, though the shots still confer strong protection a...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — New COVID-19 infections have been averaging fewer than 5,550 per day in Pennsylvania, down from days of well over 25,000 a few week...

Pennsylvania Department of Health officials say there is an increase in flu cases across the state and encouraged residents to get a flu vaccine as so...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary said she received a COVID-19 vaccine booster after learning she is pregnant. Keara Klinepete...

The old legal maxim is that everything which is not forbidden is permitted. Many public-health experts apparently have their own version of this rule ...

Scientists who’ve been reluctant to talk up any new COVID-19 treatment are suddenly using the expression “game changer” to describe the Pfizer antivir...

Since day one, COVID has been a moving target for political leaders, weighing lockdowns and closures and mask rules and vax mandates, adding or droppi...

The NFL’s decision to reduce COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players could signal a trend for pro sports leagues and provide an example ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - In accordance with New York state's new mask-or-vaccinate policy for public spaces, St. Bonaventure University is now requirin...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — In accordance with New York state’s new mask-or-vaccinate policy for public spaces, St. Bonaventure University is now requirin...

HARRISBURG (AP) — The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate on Monday approved legislation to prevent school children from being required to get a...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Geisinger hospitals throughout north-central Pennsylvania are operating at well over 100% percent of their capacities, with unvacci...

Two weeks ago, I attended the funeral of a dear lady who had befriended me when I first arrived in Fort Worth eight years ago. She was nearly 81 when ...

Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and the longtime head of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, keeps...

There’s a lot to be learned about the omicron coronavirus variant, but scientists already know enough to prescribe a rational response to the threat. ...