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The governor has issued executive actions that his office said would allow Connecticut residents who want COVID vaccines to be able to get them and “that coverage under state-regulated health insurance policies remains uninterrupted.” This comes at a time when new federal guidance has raised questions about who will be eligible for the vaccines. Gov. Ned Lamont issued executive actions …

One of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical chains has walked back its offering of the COVID-19 vaccine to Oregonians without a prescription as pharmacies and the state government await clarity from a federal public health agency in the midst of political upheaval. Patients in Oregon and nationwide have struggled to make appointments for COVID boosters, which in recent years have been …

Vaccines and C.D.C. Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and Kennedy  The New York Times The real reason Trump will never fire RFK Jr.  Salon.com Firing RFK Jr would be dangerous for Trump  UnHerd RFK Jr., American Psycho  The Nation Why Big Food & the Left Really Hate MAHA Ambassador RFK  RealClearHealth Source link

Confused about fall vaccines? We have answers.  The Washington Post A guide to fall 2025 vaccines  Your Local Epidemiologist COVID vaccine access limited: Who can still get the shot in California  SFGATE Tulsa doctor answers COVID-19 vaccine questions as cases rise this fall  News On 6 What to know about getting flu, COVID or RSV vaccines as respiratory illness season looms  Deseret News Source link

Seniors in some parts of the country say they are being denied COVID-19 vaccinations amid an ongoing spike in cases, leading to rising frustration over new Trump administration policies that are making it harder to get the shots. Matthew D’Amico, 67, of New York City, said a Walgreens declined to administer COVID-19 vaccines to him and his 75-year-old wife on …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Last week, U.S. senators spent three hours in a hearing room grappling with an urgent problem. The problem is that even though most Americans trust vaccines and feel safer when they and their families have access to them, the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday. The 20-page report, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., echoes many of the talking points Kennedy and those in …

The latest COVID-19 vaccines are only available to Oregonians with a prescription for the time being, but the state’s doctors are hesitant to order the inoculations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the updated COVID-19 shots for seniors and younger Americans with certain health conditions — excluding healthy children and young adults — but the Centers for Disease Control …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants all health research stakeholders to commit to a “gold standard” when it comes to scientific research, including testing all new vaccines against a placebo before the Food and Drug Administration can approve them. “Our commitment is clear: every innovation in vaccine development must be grounded in gold …

Another US doctors’ group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID-19 vaccines for all adults  Reuters A Question of Conflicts at America’s Top Pediatrician Association  Undark Magazine When pediatricians revolt: Rejecting CDC guidelines for scientific integrity  The Hill Readers write  AJC.com COVID vaccines and childhood vaccination recommendations  WRVO Source link