‘Polio Wasn’t So Bad.’ The antivaxxers nuttiest claim yet
Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal.
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‘Turn crisis into opportunity’ – African health leaders
African leaders urged the continent’s health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress in vaccine manufacturing against a backdrop of drastic job losses and aid cuts.
Americans disapprove of RFK Jr., doubt claims Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism
A majority of Americans disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s job performance and the federal government’s evolving vaccine policy, according to a poll released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF. In addition, the vast majority of those surveyed…
Antivaxxer-in-chief threatens a century of medical progress
The antivaxxer-in-chief may lead us back to an era of long-eradicated diseases.
Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC ACIP meeting
Public health officials were forced to listen to recycled anti-vax talking points during the CDC’s ACIP meeting.
What to Know About the COVID-19 Vaccine This Fall
The FDA narrowed who can get updated COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s what that means for you.
CDC Has Taken an Anti-Science Turn
Public health and access to lifesaving vaccines are on the line. The CDC has taken an anti-science turn under RFK Jr’s leadership.
It’s almost flu Season. Should you still get a flu shot, and will insurance cover it?
Somewhere, at some point, you might remember flu shots. Get your flu shot. Or should you? Can you? Is that still a thing?
Trump’s CDC failed Texas as Measles Cases Exploded
As Texas was dealing with a deadly Measles outbreak, State health officials frantically reached out to the CDC for help. No one answered.
Police Confirm CDC Shooter’s Mistrust of Vaccines
Public health advocates say Kennedy’s rhetoric, policy decisions have fueled public mistrust of vaccines.
How Native American tribes are bringing their communities measles vaccines and access to health care
Native American tribes are responding to concerns about low measles vaccination rates and patients’ difficulty accessing health care as the disease spreads across the country.
U.S. might lose its measles elimination status
The U.S. could lose its Measles elimination status after it was declared eliminated in 2000.
Jokingly, we hoped there “wouldn’t be another outbreak with clowns in office”—Enter Dengue.
How climate change, the lack of an effective vaccine, and federal research cuts could make Dengue, a disease carried by mosquitoes, endemic.
How vaccine skeptics sow doubt on established science
Vaccine advocates say ACIP’s plans to review the government’s childhood vaccine schedule could undermine long-accepted consensus and public confidence.
A Texas Boy Needed Protection From Measles. The Vaccine Cost $1,400.
Amid the Measles outbreak in Texas, a father wanted to protect his kids. The clinic they went to assured him their insurance would cover the costs.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers Sow Doubts as Scientists Protest US Pivot on Shots
As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked to replace experts he’d fired earlier met inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s headquarters to plan a more skeptical vaccine future. The new members of the…
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