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The Vaccine Crisis Isn’t Coming, It’s Here: Kids Are Already at Risk from Low Vaccination Rates.
For most children, illnesses like measles or the flu are unpleasant but manageable. A fever, a rash, some time home from ...
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Gov't pulls money for bird flu vaccine development based on mRNA concerns
The U.S. government is pulling its funding for drugmaker Moderna to continue testing an mRNA vaccine intended to protect people from the bird flu.
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HHS cancels $766m bird flu vaccine contract with Moderna
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has terminated a contract previously awarded to Moderna to help advance ...
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop a bird flu vaccine
The Department of Health and Human Services is ending a $766 million contract with the vaccine company Moderna to develop an ...
RFK Jr. says CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccine for children and pregnant women
Kennedy's move appears to shortcut the CDC's outside vaccine advisers, dropping COVID vaccines from the list recommended for ...
US changes vaccine policy for expecting moms as new variant makes its way into country
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the NB.1.8.1 strain is particularly prevalent in the eastern Mediterranean ...
The C.D.C. Now Says Healthy Kids Don’t Need Covid Shots. Is That True?
Many agree that the original course of vaccination offered significant protection against serious illness in children. Data ...
Prioritise Flu Vaccine Over COVID Vaccine For Now! Top Doc Explains Why
He says simple respiratory illnesses like influenza and the common flu are far more common, serious, and under-discussed.
HHS cancels $590 million contract with Moderna for bird flu vaccine
MRNA technology is already used in Moderna’s and Pfizer/BioNTech’s currently licensed COVID-19 vaccines, which have been found to be safe and effective.