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COVID shots and pregnancy: The high cost of confusion  Axios Take the politics out of health and get your COVID vaccine this season  The Boston Globe Moms Are Losing Options to Protect Newborns From COVID  The Atlantic WOMEN’S HEALTH: Current vaccines recommendations  YourGV.com Vaccines during pregnancy: Which vaccinations are recommended – and why  Unicef Source link

Drugstores are ready to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and insurers plan to pay for them, even though the shots no longer come recommended by an important government committee. On Friday, vaccine advisers picked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to specifically recommend the shots but said people could make individual decisions on whether to get them. …

On Thursday and Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a key panel that gives the CDC’s director guidance about what vaccines to recommend to the public. The panel, in the end, postponed its most controversial vote and made recommendations that seemed aimed at fostering doubts about the Covid-19 …

This week, Bill Maher walked out in front of his live audience to a standing ovation, as the Real Time with Bill Maher host addressed ABC‘s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, comparing it to his own cancellation over two decades ago by the same network. “I know why you’re happy tonight: I’m still on,” the late-night host said before beginning …

ACIP member Retsef Levi points to a slide while speaking during a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on September 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The federal vaccine advisory group, recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., made recommendations Friday on the COVID vaccine. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images A …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not expected to change recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines in newborns, after its panel of advisers tabled Friday a much-awaited vote on the issue. The panel had been expected to recommend delaying the use of the vaccine in babies, currently administered shortly after birth, but some members expressed frustration over a lack …

Megan Garcia lost her 14-year-old son, Sewell. Matthew Raine lost his son Adam, who was 16. Both testified in congress this week and have brought lawsuits against AI companies. Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee hide caption toggle caption Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee Matthew Raine and his wife, Maria, had no idea that their 16-year-old-son, Adam was deep in a …

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots  The New York Times Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary  ABC News Crunch time arrives for RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers  Axios Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers  The New York Times HHS, CDC Announce New ACIP Members  HHS.gov Source link

Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Wednesday in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In a much anticipated public appearance Wednesday, Susan Monarez, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, defended her short …

The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday. Delmer Martinez, who was in Evergreen for a roofing job, was on his lunch break Wednesday and …