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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of President Donald Trump. Dr. Vinay Prasad “did not want to be a distraction” and was stepping down from his role as the FDA’s top vaccine regulator “to spend …

The rise in COVID-19 infections comes as providers wrestle with how to navigate shifted federal vaccine recommendations. Sonoma County is experiencing a “mild summer surge” in COVID-19 infections, with most cases being treated in outpatient clinics, Dr. Gary Green, a Sutter Health infectious disease specialist, said Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, 22% of all people with symptoms tested in Sutter …

US FDA’s top vaccine official Vinay Prasad leaves agency after short stint  Reuters Vinay Prasad, a powerful FDA official, departs after controversy over rare disease drug  statnews.com U.S. FDA’s chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency  CNBC Vinay Prasad exits the FDA amid gene therapy controversy  FirstWord Pharma Controversial FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs agency  CNN Source link

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is adopting a recommendation from independent advisers to drop thimerosal, a preservative found in about 4% of flu vaccines, despite evidence that it poses no risks and helps prevent bacterial and fungal infections. But Robert F Kennedy Jr, the HHS secretary, has not adopted two other votes from the advisory meeting: …

Top FDA vaccine regulator under Trump ousted amid conservative criticism  The Washington Post U.S. FDA’s chief medical and science officer Prasad departs agency  CNBC US FDA’s Vinay Prasad leaves health regulator, STAT News reports  Reuters Opinion | Vinay Prasad Is a Bernie Sanders Acolyte in MAHA Drag  The Wall Street Journal Controversial FDA official Dr. Vinay Prasad departs agency  CNN Source link

A fear of needles is a common reason for avoiding vaccines, even among many adults. Now researchers have come up with a rather clever alternative: dental floss. Led by a team from Texas Tech University, the researchers first identified an often overlooked surface in the mouth as an entry point for vaccines: the junctional epithelium (JE), which sits where the …

Medical groups and US states work to circumvent Kennedy’s vaccine decisions  Reuters How vaccine policy has changed under RFK Jr. What to know.  The Washington Post Michael Bloomberg urges Republicans to oust RFK Jr, ‘peddler of junk science’  The Guardian All the ways your access to vaccines has changed under RFK Jr.  Star Tribune RFK Jr. Has Been Handed a Very Dangerous Weapon  The Nation …

As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? As of July 15, Covid cases were growing or likely growing in 27 states including Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of positive Covid tests have …

As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? As of July 15, Covid cases were growing or likely growing in 27 states including Texas, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates of positive Covid tests have …

Wildpixel | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. A universal cancer vaccine – what once seemed like a pipe dream – may be inching closer to becoming reality.  On Friday, University of Florida researchers …