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Medical groups urge insurers to continue covering COVID shots for pregnant women

Fri, 2025-06-13 11:44 — mike kraft
Groups call for continued insurance coverage for COVID vaccines in pregnancy Kennedy said a 'clean sweep' of all 17 current members of the CDC's vaccine advisory board is necessary to re-establish public confidence in vaccines. CIDRAP
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Death rates among kids from shootings rose in states that weakened gun control laws--study.

Tue, 2025-06-10 10:09 — mike kraft
States that weakened gun laws saw rise in pediatric mortality, study finds | CNN Firearms have risen to become the leading cause of death among children and teens in the United States in recent years, but a new study joins a growing set of evidence that gun laws can make a difference. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Trump administration's threatened budget cuts would undermine CDC's asthma protection program

Fri, 2025-06-06 16:35 — mike kraft
In a Dusty Corner of California, Trump's Threatened Cuts to Asthma Care Raise Fears - KFF Health News The Trump administration wants to shutter the CDC’s National Asthma Control Program, which provides millions in funding to state-administered initiatives aimed at fighting the disease. The program’s closure, combined with massive cuts to environmental programs, could put the 28 million Americans with asthma at increased risk. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Analysis: COVID vaccin averted almost 13,000 deaths in Belgium--study

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:28 — mike kraft
Analysis: COVID vaccine averted almost 13,000 deaths in seniors in Belgium in 3 years A new analysis published late last week in Vaccine concludes that COVID-19 vaccination averted 12,806 COVID-19 deaths among Belgians aged 65 years and older from 2021 through 2023. Vaccines have been available to Belgians in that age-group since January 2021. CIDRAP

 

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Healthy pregnant women still need COVID shot boosters --study

Mon, 2025-06-02 11:21 — mike kraft
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says. - KFF Health News Despite opposition by the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services, existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy all points the same way: The shots are important for maternal and fetal health. kffhnjackief KFF Health News
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Oral antivirals may be useful for high risk patients infected with COVID JN.1 --study

Thu, 2025-05-29 11:23 — mike kraft
Oral antivirals may cut risk of poor outcomes in high-risk patients infected with COVID JN.1 Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines. CIDRAP
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U.S.FDA will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Tue, 2025-05-20 19:45 — mike kraft
FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65 Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease The Guardian
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Overview stats of how measles and other vaccines have saved lives

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:53 — mike kraft
Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. Our World in Data

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U.S. FDA approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but only for older and high risk people.

Mon, 2025-05-19 08:42 — mike kraft
After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk | CNN After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter from the agency, but only for people 65 and older and those 12 and up who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk of severe illness. Katherine Dillinger CNN

 

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Measles analysis: charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases --the Economist

Thu, 2025-05-15 10:03 — mike kraft
How much worse could America’s measles outbreak get? Our charts show how falling vaccination rates could lead to a surge in cases The Economist The Economist
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