Only 17.9% of U.S. adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine during the 2024-2025 respiratory disease season, while only 17.9% have received a flu vaccine, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percentage was 34.7%. The report, released Thursday, found that 35 percent of adults are willing to get the flu vaccine, 41 percent are willing to get the coronavirus vaccine, and 40 percent…

Deep cuts to Medicaid could be on the agenda in the next Congress, as President-elect Trump and Republicans look for ways to offset tax cuts and streamline government spending. Republicans on Capitol Hill don't seem thrilled with the idea, but they haven't rejected it outright. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said it's too early to know for sure whether Medicaid cuts will materialize. “But with this effort…we will reform everything, programs, etc…