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JFK Jr orders CDC to shelve promotional campaigns urging people to get flu vaccines

Feb
20
HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." Helen Branswell STAT
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Measles: A new book urges parents not to underestimate the disease

Feb
11
As measles cases rise, a new book warns parents not to underestimate the disease As childhood vaccination rates drop in the U.S., outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book, Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health. NPR
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US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump's executive orders

Feb
03
US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump executive orders | CNN Several US government health websites and resources have been taken down or modified as agencies comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump. Jen Christensen, Nick Valencia, Jacqueline Howard, Deidre McPhillips, Brenda Goodman CNN

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Democratic Senators demand that RFK JR recuse himself from vaccine matters if confirmed

Feb
03
Democratic Senators demand health pick Kennedy's recusal from vaccine matters if confirmed Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S.
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New method can identify fake COVID-19 vaccines without opening the vaccine vial--research

Jan
31
Innovative method can identify fake COVID-19 vaccines without opening the vaccine vial Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators, including the Serum Institute of India, have developed an innovative method to identify falsified vaccines without opening the vaccine ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress
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Misinformation issue: Vaccine misinformation --a lasting side effect from COVID

Jan
21
Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from COVID A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures ... Medical Xpress

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The pandemic also marked a change in strategy by anti-vaxxers, who previously targeted parents because children routinely received the most jabs.

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Overview of mask requirements in various U.S.health faclities.

Jan
03
Hospital System Implements Mask Mandate Across Illinois It comes as facilities in several other states have imposed mandates this winter season. The Epoch Times

 

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XBB COVID vaccine estimated effective rate: 63% to 68% against more severe illness in kids

Dec
13
XBB COVID vaccine estimated to be 63% to 68% effective against more severe illness in kids The adjusted effectiveness of the updated Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 XBB vaccine in the 2023-24 US respiratory virus season was 68% and 63% against hospitalization or emergency department (ED) or urgent-care visits among children aged 5 to 11 years and 12 to 17 years, respectively, with an overall effectiveness for both age-groups of 65%, a Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC)-led research team estimates. CIDRAP

 

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Health and Human Services Extends Covid Vaccine Liability Shield Through 2029

Dec
11
Biden HHS Extends Covid Vaccine Liability Shield Through 2029 The US Department of Health and Human Services is extending through 2029 liability protections for those producing and administering Covid-19 vaccines, in a move to guard against future potential health emergencies. BLaw

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Opinion: Public health experts concerned that measles and other diseases could increase in the U.S. if RFK Jr is confirmed

Dec
09
How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch | CNN The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. CNN

 

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