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Moderna's new flu shot shows strong results in older adults
Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major trial, the company announced Monday.
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Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance
A federal vaccine panel recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention: An ESC Clinical Consensus Statement
A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement published in the European Heart Journal discusses the key role of vaccination in preventing cardiovascular events following various viral and bacterial infections.
Jun 30, 2025
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Kennedy's vaccine advisers sow doubts as scientists protest US pivot on shots
As fired and retired scientists rallied outside in the Atlanta heat, an advisory panel that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked to replace experts he'd fired earlier, met inside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Four new measles cases reported in Kentucky
Four new cases of measles have been reported in Kentucky this week, including three in one household in Woodford County.
Jun 30, 2025
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COVID vaccine labels to warn of rare heart risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added new warnings to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart condition that mostly affects young men.
Jun 27, 2025
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'No evidence of harm' from vaccine ingredient opposed by US panel: WHO
The World Health Organization insisted Friday that there was no evidence of any harm from an important vaccine ingredient, which a US medical panel voted to oppose this week.
Jun 27, 2025
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Vaccine for RSV shown to reduce the risk of dementia
A new study by the University of Oxford, published in the journal npj Vaccines, shows that a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is associated with a 29% reduction in dementia risk in the following 18 months. ...
Jun 26, 2025
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'Single shot' malaria vaccine delivery system could transform global immunization
Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules to deliver vaccines in stages, potentially eliminating the need for booster shots and increasing immunization coverage in hard-to-reach communities.
Jun 26, 2025
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Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right
Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Thimerosal: What to know about the vaccine preservative from a bygone flu-shot debate
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers took up an old flu-shot debate: whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative called thimerosal.
Jun 26, 2025
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Kennedy's advisers back flu vaccination, but not shots with a rarely used preservative
The Trump administration's new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall's flu vaccinations for just about every American—but only if they use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements
In the midst of a multi-state measles outbreak, a new poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation finds that most U.S. adults (79%) say parents should be required to have children vaccinated ...
Jun 26, 2025
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I'm a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety. Here's some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong
In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have cast doubt on their safety and on the objectivity ...
Jun 26, 2025
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RFK Jr vaccine panel targets childhood vaccinations in first meeting
A medical panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held its first meeting Wednesday, pledging to revisit the childhood vaccine schedule and promoting themes long embraced by anti-vaccine activists.
Jun 26, 2025
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A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today
An expert committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines is meeting for the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly replaced the committee's 17 members with eight ...
Jun 26, 2025
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CDC pulls vaccine slide after expert cites study doesn't exist
A presentation scheduled for a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine meeting today claimed that a vaccine preservative could cause long-term brain effects—but the study it cited doesn't appear to ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Nobel laureate fears skeptics will block US vaccine approvals
Drew Weissman, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine, voiced fears Wednesday that vaccine skeptics appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would block approvals of new treatments.
Jun 26, 2025
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US panel replaced under Trump backs new shot for kids
A medical panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to recommend a new monoclonal antibody immunization against RSV, a common respiratory illness that is the leading cause of hospitalization ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Updated COVID vaccine reduces risk of severe illness and death, especially for high-risk adults
A new multi-state study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) VISION Network—including Regenstrief Institute—has provided the most comprehensive assessment to date of the effectiveness of 2023–2024 ...
Jun 25, 2025
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RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel opens amid backlash over fabricated study
A medical panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened its first meeting Wednesday under a cloud of controversy after a presentation it planned to review cited a non-existent study.
Jun 25, 2025
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North Carolina confirms its first measles case
North Carolina has its first case of measles this year, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday.
Jun 25, 2025
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Measles cases continue to spread in Kansas: Where the 80 cases have been reported
The number of measles cases continues to rise in Kansas, reaching 80 confirmed cases, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's 2025 Kansas Measles Case Data dashboard.
Jun 25, 2025
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Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk
The world has made unprecedented progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases since WHO established the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1974. Despite the progress of the past 50 years, the ...
Jun 24, 2025
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Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN's vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has consistently taken a proactive role in controlling tuberculosis (TB) in the region. But with Southeast Asia accounting for a significant share (45%) of global TB cases, ...
Jun 24, 2025
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