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RFK Jr. pulls funding for mRNA vaccines as scientists pursue breakthrough treatments for HIV, cancer, the flu and more  yahoo.com On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream  The New York Times Friday briefing: What will US funding cuts on mRNA vaccines mean for the health of the world?  The Guardian Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, …

On Vaccines, RFK Jr. Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

If anyone needed a reminder that US health secretary and fervent anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has no background in science or medicine, look no further than the video he posted on social media Tuesday evening. In the two-and-a-half-minute clip, Kennedy announced that he is canceling nearly $500 million in funding for the development of mRNA-based vaccines against diseases …

Covid is on the rise again in the US, as children begin returning to school and as officials plan to restrict booster shots. While cases are increasing less quickly than at the start of other surges, it is too soon to tell how big the current late-summer wave could get – and with highly varied immune responses from prior infections …

Flu shot season is around the corner, and while injections remain the most common form of vaccination, scientists are working hard to find other ways to deliver inoculations that don’t involve shoving a needle into your flesh. And in a new study, researchers think they might have found another novel approach: dental floss. In the new work, a team of …

A closer look at the vaccines required to enroll in Tennessee schools  WKRN News 2 Back-to-school immunization FAQ  Main Street Media of Tennessee Tennessee debates parental responsibility over childhood vaccines  WATE 6 On Your Side Inside the Vanderbilt lab tasked with testing vaccine safety  WKRN News 2 Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program addresses concerns about immunizations  WKRN News 2 Source link

With US Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. already shaking up federal vaccine policy, some states are stepping in to preserve access to lifesaving shots in anticipation of further changes. The federal government has historically had a major influence on vaccine policy through the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), formed in 1964 to develop science-based recommendations …

New HIV vaccines have shown promise in studies with lab animals and human volunteers, pointing to a potential way of preventing the lifelong viral disease. These experimental vaccines are built upon mRNA technology and several triggered potent immune responses in these early tests, while also causing few side effects. Scientists described the new vaccines in a pair of studies published …

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday along party lines, 51 to 47, to confirm Susan Monarez as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  President Trump nominated her for the role in March, praising her as “an incredible mother and dedicated public servant” who “understands the importance of protecting our children, our communities, and our future.”  CDC …