The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, which brought lockdowns, vaccinations, uncertainty, and lasting change.

THAT INCLUDES HERE IN MARYLAND. SO JOINING US NOW IS DOCTOR LAWANDA STEVENS ... Though flu activity has gone down, the CDC expects several more weeks of influenza. Data suggests the season has peaked, but flu-related medical visits, hospitalizations ...

Measles cases are increasing in Texas and New Mexico. The United States has 133 reported cases so far this year, as of Tuesday. A child who was not vaccinated died from measles on Wednesday, the first death in an outbreak that began last month.