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How do vaccines work? Medical experts explain.
But despite vaccines having a "long history of successfully protecting people and communities against infectious diseases," per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), some hesitancy ...
The New York Times4d
5 Questions About mRNA Vaccines, Answered
By Nina Agrawal Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19. Scientists with funding from the National Institutes of Health were ...
The New York Times4d
Scientists Hail This Medical Breakthrough. A Political Storm Could Cripple It.
Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to ban them and the government is cutting funding. By Kate Zernike To ...
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Woodland company says USDA pulled license on its rattlesnake vaccine for dogs and horses
BY 2003, THEY HAD CREATED A RATTLESNAKE VACCINE FOR DOGS AND HORSES. IT WAS LICENSED BOTH IN THE STATE AND BY THE USDA. BY 2004, THE PRODUCT WE CAME UP WITH DOES GENERATE ANTIVENIN KIND OF ...
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Doug Ford calls measles vaccine a ‘no-brainer.’ Why more parents have stopped listening
Or sign-in if you have an account. Public confidence in vaccines has dipped since COVID’s first surges, the proportion of parents “really against” routine childhood immunizations has grown ...
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FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it has picked a new head of its center charged with vaccine approvals and other biologics products: Dr. Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of the ...
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The FDA names a new vaccine chief with an unsettling record, joining a controversial team
In late March, Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, was forced out of his job by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In a resignation letter, Marks wrote ...
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RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
HealthDay News — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how vaccines are tested in the US, a decision that could impact how quickly and widely vaccines are ...
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A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr pledged last week that his department will now require all new vaccines to be tested in placebo-controlled trials before being ...
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MMR vaccine doesn't contain 'aborted fetus debris,' as RFK Jr. claims
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the United States' top public health official, recently claimed some religious groups avoid the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine because it contains "aborted fetus debris ...
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Shingles vaccine could protect heart health, study finds
The shingles vaccine has benefits that stretch beyond protecting older adults from the painful skin condition, a new study says. Folks who get the shingles jab have a 23% lower risk of health ...