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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations. The government told the organizations on Thursday via email that their experts are being disinvited from the workgroups that have been the backbone of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The organizations …

Facebook Tweet Email Link As Covid-19 transmission ramps up in the United States, recent changes to federal vaccine guidance have left many Americans confused about the latest policies and concerned about access to shots this fall. The US has had a summer surge in Covid-19 cases each year since the pandemic began. This year, however, experts say that the seasonal …

Vaccine maker Moderna cuts hundreds of jobs; CEO says ‘every effort’ made to avoid layoffs  The Business Journals Moderna to slash 10% of workforce as biotech cuts costs, Covid shot sales slow  CNBC Moderna announces layoffs, and Alnylam’s heart drug sees quick uptake  statnews.com Moderna will lay off 10% of employees, Massachusetts-based company announces  CBS News Moderna to cut more than 800 jobs this …

Vaccine exemptions rise in 36 states  Axios CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again  The New York Times Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show  The Hill Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows  NBC News US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says  Reuters Source link

The percentage of kids who didn’t get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the post-pandemic trend of Americans opting out of vaccinations. During the 2024-25 school year, 4.1% of kindergartners — about 138,000 kids — had a vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous record high of 3.7% during the prior school year. Nearly all exemptions are listed …

The Moderna Inc. headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2024. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it plans to slash roughly 10% of its global workforce by the end of the year, as Covid shot sales continue to dwindle and the company grapples with uncertainty in the vaccine market.  In a memo to employees, …

NEW YORK (AP) — The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make U.S. vaccine policy. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, accusing them of being too …

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the controversial FDA vaccine official who had been critical of the agency’s moves to greenlight COVID-19 boosters, has left the agency, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. “Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California …

US FDA’s top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after 3 months  Reuters FDA’s top vaccine official leaves post after less than four months  theguardian.com Top FDA Official’s Surprise Departure Means More Uncertainty for Biotech  Barron’s FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months  AP News FDA’s Prasad Exits Following Political Backlash Over Sarepta  Bloomberg.com Source link

A universal cancer vaccine in development could help rev up the immune system against tumors and supercharge the effects of existing cancer therapies, an animal study suggests. Similar to vaccines for viral infections like the flu, many cancer vaccines are designed to help the immune system recognize specific proteins. However, while conventional vaccines aim to prevent disease, cancer vaccines are …