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ICE quietly scrambled for vaccine support after losing access through the VA
In procurement documents quietly published last month, Immigration and Customs revealed that the Veterans Affairs administration abruptly…
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'A vaccine against murder'? Israel split over return of death penalty
Last year, the head of Jewish Power, the national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir was one of the few ministers to vote against the…
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CDC Vaccines Chief Says Every Single Vaccine Should Be Optional
The Trump-appointed head of the federal panel that recommends vaccines is saying that polio and measles vaccines—and perhaps every…
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Our Vaccine System Is Delicate. Trump Just Threw a Bowling Ball at It.
The vast majority of parents support vaccines and do not want their kids to get sick. But the new recommendations, and the misinformation…
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Vaccine Policy Should Be Based on Science, Not Partisanship
The slashing of the recommended childhood vaccination schedule shows a complete lack of understanding of evidence and data. Source link
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RFK Jr. Conveniently Forgets to Tell Key Group About Vaccine Overhaul
The health secretary neglected to inform a critical group of individuals when he decided to overhaul the child vaccination schedule: his…
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Mixed Vaccine Messages Threaten Trump’s Agenda and Republicans’ Electoral Outlook
Polls show that strong majorities of voters — including Trump supporters — think vaccines are forces for good. Source link
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The CDC’s Hepatitis B Vaccine Decision Is Wrongheaded and Illogical
When vaccine guidance shifts without evidence, confusion rises — and more children are put at risk. Source link
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Sanofi to buy Dynavax for US$2.2 billion to add shingles vaccine
Sanofi agreed to buy Dynavax Technologies for about US$2.2 billion to expand its vaccines business with a shot for hepatitis B and an…
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Mutated H3N2 flu virus is circulating - should you buy a vaccine this year?
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Flu has come early this winter, and experts predict it could be a particularly nasty season because…
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The Racist Worldview Behind the New Vaccine Recommendations
There are other scapegoats too. Anti-vaxxers claim hepatitis B, for instance, is a disease of drug users, queer people, and sex workers,…
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Supreme Court delivers win to religious vaccine resisters
The Supreme Court on Monday erased a lower court ruling that had upheld New York's strict school vaccine rules that don't allow religious…
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CDC panel overturns 1991 newborn vaccine policy, triggering warnings of a public health backslide
A powerful advisory group within the CDC voted Friday to overturn a longstanding precaution designed to protect newborn babies. If the…
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RFK Jr. Gets His Way as Advisers Change Hepatitis B Vaccine Guidance
A federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Friday to recommend delaying the hepatitis B…
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RFK Jr. panel votes to remove hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns
Federal advisers voted to abandon the long-standing hepatitis B vaccines for newborns -- a milestone in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
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A dozen former FDA leaders lambast claims by current FDA vaccine chief
A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike - issued a scathing…
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Pfizer looks to sell stake in pandemic vaccine partner BioNTech
Pfizer is looking to sell its remaining stake in Covid-19 vaccine partner BioNTech, a remnant from one of the pandemic’s most lucrative…
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The Download: down the Mandela effect rabbit hole, and the promise of a vaccine for colds
Quick question: Does the Fruit of the Loom logo feature a cornucopia? Many of us have been wearing the company’s T-shirts for decades, and…
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Here’s why we don’t have a cold vaccine. Yet.
That approach wouldn’t work for the common cold, because all those hundreds of variants are circulating all the time, says McLean. That’s…
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It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
The witch craze could not have traveled as far or lasted as long without the printing press. Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of the Witches),…
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Mpox cases in Europe prompt vaccine reminder
UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a…
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‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Loses COVID Vaccine Lawsuit Against Disney
A jury on Friday rejected “9-1-1” actor Rockmond Dunbar‘s claim that he was fired from the show due to his religious conviction against…
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‘9-1-1’ Actor Rockmond Dunbar Heads to Trial Over COVID Vaccine
Rockmond Dunbar, an actor on the TV series “9-1-1,” is set to go trial on Tuesday over his claim that he was fired due to his religious…
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The Download: the CDC’s vaccine chaos
Every year, MIT Technology Review selects one individual whose work we admire to recognize as Innovator of the Year. For 2025, we chose…