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Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the the disease was declared eliminated a quarter ...
New Scientist2d
How vaccine recommendations have changed in the US
The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in June to stop recommending certain kinds of flu vaccines, a ...
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A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − here's why
A CDC advisory has recommended to ban the use of thimerosal in flu shots despite no evidence that it causes any harm.
‘Chaotic and deeply frightening’: Once a global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart
The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s entire website went dark Monday, taking with it an extensive report on the health ...
Science News2d
Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory
A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.
RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website
The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60. Health ...
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Rotary and Gates Foundation renew partnership to eradicate polio
In a decisive move to counter these escalating threats and inject renewed vigor into the final stages of eradication, Rotary and the Gates Foundation today announced a substantial joint commitment of ...
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...
Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Coming: Here's the Timeline of How We Got Here and the Latest Forecast of When These Cuts Can Take Place
While Social Security is in no danger of insolvency, its existing payout schedule, including annual cost-of-living ...
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What is thimerosal? What the research says about the vaccine preservative under fire by RFK Jr.
Thimerosal has been at the heart of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s antivaccine activism for 20 ...
Infectious Disease Advisor8d
The History of HIV/AIDS Parallels Modern COVID-19
From the first reported case of AIDS to the present, what is the history of HIV-AIDS and are there parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Center for American Progress8dOpinion
RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent upheaval of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is ...