As the CDC reels from departures and the ousting of its director, we explain what the agency does and how it keeps Americans safe.

It was chaotic and at times tense as a vaccine panel that advises the federal government and met in Atlanta this week. The committee guides the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on who should ...

Kennedy Jr. pushed out the CDC’s director and three other senior officials resigned in protest, public-health experts—including a former CDC director, a renowned vaccine expert, and at least one ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In a notable shift, a CDC advisory panel voted Friday to end universal recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine, instead encouraging Americans of all ages to consult with health care ...

Will Stone summarizes the CDC advisory committee's rollback of two vaccines for kids and the restrictions on the COVID-19 vaccine.