‘Open’ to RFK Jr. Looking into Link Between Vaccines and Autism
President-elect Donald Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “open” to considering a link between vaccines and autism. Monaka interview on NBC News meet the press With host Kristen Welker, President Trump was asked if he would like to see childhood vaccines phased out. President Trump acknowledged that he would want to eliminate vaccines if […]
At-home flu vaccines get FDA approval
Plan B One-Step Delivery — For the first time, adults will be able to administer the flu vaccine themselves after the FDA approved a nasal spray that can be administered without the involvement of a healthcare professional. {beacon} health care health care Full text Former New York City COVID-19 chief admits to sex and […]
Mpox vaccines pledged to Africa amid global public health emergency
Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United States have pledged to donate MPOX vaccines from their national stockpiles to African countries currently battling outbreaks of the disease. The World Health Organization declared the current MPOX epidemic a global public health emergency in August. The European Union has committed to supplying 215,000 doses of the vaccine […]
Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS | Vaccines and immunisation
Pregnant women and older people across England will be offered the routine vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has announced. From September 1, the NHS will vaccinate women from 28 weeks pregnant onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a catch-up vaccine to […]
Communicate risks of not getting Covid vaccine to boost uptake, study suggests | Vaccines and immunisation
Policymakers who want to encourage uptake of COVID-19 vaccines should focus on communicating the risks of not getting vaccinated, a study suggests. The Chinese researchers say they found this approach, known as a loss-framing strategy, to be more persuasive in encouraging people to get vaccinated than focusing on benefits to individuals or others. According to […]
Judge rules RFK Jr. can sue Biden administration over alleged censorship of charity that questions vaccines
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can sue the Biden administration over alleged social media censorship of his charity, Children’s Health Defense, which has questioned the safety of vaccines. “The Court finds that Mr. Kennedy’s claims that the suppression of his posted content was caused by the government defendants’ conduct are […]
‘USA Made’ meat may be from China; vaccines may be in it
If there’s one issue on which a growing number of Americans have doubts, it’s our food supply — and according to Good Ranchers founders Ben and Corey Spell, their doubts are not unfounded. “It’s getting harder as laws change and different things keep getting passed. It’s really hard for consumers to know who to trust,” […]
Democrat Lieu pokes Trump on vaccines while announcing COVID diagnosis
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) announced Tuesday that he recently tested positive for COVID-19 and expressed gratitude to former President Trump for his work in helping develop a vaccine. “I recently tested positive for COVID. I’ve been vaccinated and my symptoms are not severe,” Liu said. I have written On social platform X. “I want to […]
IDF Finds Polio in Gaza; Brings in Vaccines; Voluntary for Soldiers
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that they had found that water in the Gaza Strip was contaminated with the polio virus and that they had made available the vaccine to both soldiers and the general population. Vaccination of soldiers is voluntary, the IDF said. The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement: […]
Leaked video shows Donald Trump’s call to RFK Jr, discussing vaccines, assassination bid
The leaked footage shows recorded phone conversations between Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in which the former president is seen expressing vaccine skepticism in an attempt to woo Trump, as well as talking about a phone call he had with President Biden after he was nearly assassinated. Trump, 78, reportedly […]