How America’s Fire Wall Against Disease Starts to Fail
Changing the membership of an obscure advisory committee could have an outsize effect on Americans’ protection against ...
As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
More Alabama toddlers going unvaccinated, especially for polio
Vaccination rates for Alabama’s youngest residents have fallen dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. And that’s especially true when it comes to the vaccine for polio. The state’s infants and ...
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Speculation, concern continue as details on federal health communications pause emerge
Federal health agencies, including CMS, have halted almost all external communication as part of the presidential transition.
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U.S. exit from WHO may put global health, Africa at risk
Without adequate funding, the African CDC could struggle to respond effectively to health emergencies. He warned that ...
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UPDATED: ‘Crippling’ effects possible as CDC, CMS, other health communications paused
Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have halted their communication efforts in ...
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Cough In Babies: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment And Prevention
Coughing is one of the body's defense mechanisms of getting rid of phlegm, mucus, sputum, postnasal drip, or a foreign body.
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ACIP Immunization Schedules Issued for Children, Adults
The ACIP-approved immunization schedules for children and adolescents and for adults for 2025 have been published.
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COVID-19 Vaccine: ACIP Recommends Added Doses in All With IC and Adults 65+
The CDC ACIP recommends 2 doses of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for those age 65+ years and 2 or more doses for immunocompromised individuals.
Balto, RFK Jr., and the Value of Vaccines
Just outside New York City’s Central Park Zoo, not far from where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once stealthily deposited a dead bear cub, stands a bronze statue to another animal: Balto, the husky that, 100 ...