Dr. Andrew Miller knew something was up. The North Carolina pediatrician saw nearly a dozen new patients at his practice over the span of a couple of weeks last year, all of whom were opting out of their children receiving some or all vaccines. After the pattern became clear, Miller, a board-certified physician who supports the vaccine schedule, eventually asked …
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The Trump administration’s vaccine policies are confusing, to say the least, particularly for the COVID vaccine. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate committee last month that anyone who wants a COVID vaccine can get one. But senators from both parties said Kennedy’s policies were effectively preventing access to the shot, citing incidents of people …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met last week to review part of the agency’s vaccine schedule. The independent panel considered proposed changes to recommendations for the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine; hepatitis B vaccine; and COVID vaccine. For years, hundreds of laws and regulations across virtually every state and several …
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More than four years ago, President Donald Trump heralded the arrival of safe and effective messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for COVID-19. He called them “a monumental national achievement” and “one of the greatest miracles in the history of modern-day medicine.” The mRNA platform enabled scientists to begin work on a vaccine within days of the publication of COVID-19’s genetic sequence. …
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