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An alarming decline in childhood vaccination rates, resulting from anti-science rhetoric, likely means a resurgence of deadly preventable diseases, and the Today in Ohio podcast crew suggests that only the firing of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will restore sane decision making to health policy. Lisa Garvin noted that vaccination rates among kindergarteners in Ohio has dropped 4.5 percent since the …

Former CDC chief slams HHS over anti-vaccine guidance  AOL.com US pediatric organization diverges from CDC in Covid-19 vaccine advisory for children  The Guardian US pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice  AP News Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines  PBS RFK Jr. Warns Docs of Liability if They Stray From CDC on Vaccines  MedPage Today Source link

“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or five years ago in terms of risks to healthy older kids,” Sean O’Leary, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID) said in a statement. However, “the risk of hospitalization for young children and those with high-risk conditions remains pretty high.” According to …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The US Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-establishing the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a panel of US health officials tasked with making recommendations on vaccine development, distribution and monitoring. The task force, which will be helmed by US National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will also include the …

HHS revives child vaccine safety panel sought by anti-vaccine activists  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is vowing to “fix” the federal program for compensating Americans injured by vaccines, opening the door to sweeping changes for a system long targeted by anti-vaccine activists. Health experts and lawyers say updates are needed to help clear a backlog of cases in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, created by Congress …

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates expressed concern Monday about growing vaccine skepticism in the United States, suggesting that the exporting of claims by the anti-vaccine movement will likely extract a bigger death toll internationally than domestically and could also put the possibility of ridding the world of measles permanently out of reach. “Vaccine skepticism in the U.S. kills more children outside …

A sweeping analysis of health data from more than 1.2 million children in Denmark born over a 24-year period found no link between the small amounts of aluminum in vaccines and a wide range of health conditions—including asthma, allergies, eczema, autism, and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The finding, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, firmly squashes a persistent anti-vaccine …