Kennedy Jr. will take the stand in front of the Senate Finance Committee today for the first of two confirmation hearings. President Donald Trump nominated Kennedy for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gathered experts in Washington this week to detail the scientific achievements of vaccines.

Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today held a roundtable discussion with leading medical professionals on the importance of vaccines in America and their impact on public health.

Backyard flock of birds in Vermont and Connecticut have tested positive ... Humans can also be infected, though it is rare, according to the CDC. This year, there have been 65 confirmed human ...

HEALTH OFFICIALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SAY FIVE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE FLU SO FAR THIS SEASON, AS WE’VE BEEN REPORTING. AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICED IN YOUR DAILY LIFE, THE STATE IS SEEING HIGH NUMBERS OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES,

CDC testing data for the same period reveals that 6.6 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin seeing the highest test positivity rates of any region at 8.9 percent.