R obert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was grilled by Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, who confronted him with conspiratorial and conflicting statements he has made about COVID-19.

“Although individual vaccines have been developed and approved for use in humans against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses, there is no vaccine approved to simultaneously protect against both viral diseases, which continue to impact public health globally,” reads the new paper.

ANNA, Ill. (KFVS) - The Southern 7 Health Department will hold an indoor, pop-up flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinic in February. According to the health department, this is in response to the increased rates of flu cases in Illinois and the surrounding area.

It’s been almost four years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first Covid-19 vaccine. Emphasis has been given to get the jab as it can help to protect you against developing severe Covid-19 disease and dying from the respiratory illness.

The mRNA-1273.815 vaccine provided significant protection against COVID-19-related hospitalizations and medically attended COVID-19 among US adults.

Country music star Granger Smith and his wife, Amber, dropped an interesting podcast this week in which they pondered whether the COVID-19 vaccine was making Amber’s mother sick.

Citing unverified data, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in December 2021 that the Covid-19 vaccine was the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” A few months prior, he petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to rescind authorization of the Covid-19 shots.

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department reports that in the week of Jan. 18, there were 168 flu cases and 51 COVID-19 cases that were lab-confirmed and do not include at-home test kits.

Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) celebrated that service members who rejected the COVID-19 vaccine will be rewarded for standing up for their beliefs.

Dr. Matthew Memoli, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researcher focused on flu and other respiratory viruses, has been named acting director of the nearly $50 billion agency.

University of Idaho researchers found that the COVID-19 vaccine does not have any adverse effects on a mother’s breast milk.