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Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-19 23:03:05

Nearly 800,000 doses of mpox vaccine pledged to African countries working to stamp out devastating outbreaks are headed for the waste bin because they weren't shipped in time, according to reporting by Politico. The nearly 800,000 doses were part of a donation promised under the Biden administration, which was meant to deliver more than 1 million doses. Overall, the US, the European Union, and Japan pledged to collectively provide 5 million doses to nearly a dozen African countries. The US has

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Measles Cases Hit the Highest Number in 33 Years. Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-02 02:25:00

The measles outbreak that started in West Texas has now spread to nearly every US state and infected 1,288 people, according to NPR. That's the largest number of measles cases since 1992. With measles still infecting many people, you might be wondering about your own vaccination status and whether you are adequately protected from the potentially deadly disease. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine are 97% eff

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RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-06 10:53:55

After US health secretary and hardline anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 highly respected vaccine experts from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) last month, he vetted their replacements not by medical and scientific expertise, but by their political leanings, according to a lawsuit filed by medical organizations Monday. Under Kennedy, to qualify to be on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's nationally influential and historically

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RFK Jr.’s plan to put ‘AI’ in everything is a disaster

theverge.com Lauren Leffer 2025-08-14 19:30:00

In a 92-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Monday, RFK Jr. drilled down on his vision for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Artificial intelligence — arguably, a uselessly vague umbrella term — came up multiple times. (As did conspiracy theories and disinformation on vaccines and autism, the medical establishment, and covid-19 deaths.) As the head of HHS, Kennedy said his federal department is undergoing an “AI revolution.” He implored viewers to “stop trusting the expe

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Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-17 22:56:57

An mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna was 27 percent more effective at preventing influenza infections than a standard flu shot, the company announced this week. Moderna noted that the new shot, dubbed mRNA-1010, hit the highest efficacy target that it set for the trial, which included nearly 41,000 people aged 50 and above. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either mRNA-1010 or a standard shot and were then followed for about six months during a flu season. Compared to t

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Moderna says its mRNA seasonal flu shot is 27% better than current vaccine

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-18 03:56:57

An mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna was 27 percent more effective at preventing influenza infections than a standard flu shot, the company announced this week. Moderna noted that the new shot, dubbed mRNA-1010, hit the highest efficacy target that it set for the trial, which included nearly 41,000 people aged 50 and above. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either mRNA-1010 or a standard shot and were then followed for about six months during a flu season. Compared to t

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RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly’

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-08-18 11:10:13

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson’s podcast on Monday and it’s filled with the ramblings of a man completely detached from reality. Kennedy falsely suggested vaccines cause autism, more or less endorsed the idea that Anthony Fauci should go to prison, and says that AI will allow the FDA to approve new drugs very quickly. It’s quite a mess. These absolutely unhinged ideas wouldn’t be such a problem if this were any other fringe lunatic appearing on the podcas

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RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-24 15:47:29

The vaccine panel hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to drop federal recommendations for seasonal flu shots that contain the ethyl-mercury containing preservative thimerosal. The panel did so after hearing a misleading and cherry-picked presentation from an anti-vaccine activist. There is extensive data from the last quarter century proving that the antiseptic preservative is safe, with no harms identified beyond sl

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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Against Thimerosal Flu Shots, Citing Debunked Risks

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-08-25 07:45:13

Robert F. Kennedy’s war against vaccines has garnered another victory. An outside advisory panel newly reassembled by RFK Jr. has voted today to recommend against people using vaccines containing thimerosal, a once-common ingredient that anti-vaccination advocates have wrongly blamed for causing autism and other health problems. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met this week to issue several vaccine-related recommendations. In a majority vote, the ACIP recommended against childr

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All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-26 15:04:25

A federal vaccine panel entirely hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered for its first meeting Wednesday—and immediately announced that it would re-evaluate the entire childhood vaccination schedule, as well as the one for adults. The meeting overall was packed with anti-vaccine talking points and arguments from the new panel members, confirming public health experts' fears that the once-revered panel is now critically corrupted and that Kenned

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After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-07 11:42:46

With ardent anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the country's top health position, use of a long-approved vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella/chickenpox (MMRV) as well as flu shots that include the preservative thimerosal will now be reevaluated, putting their future availability and use in question. The development seemingly continues to vindicate health experts' worst fears that, as health secretary, Kennedy would attack and dismantle the federal government's scie

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A Vaccine for Yeast Infections Could Soon Be Reality

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-09-08 03:15:24

Hold your horses, The Last of Us. Scientists have created an experimental vaccine that could be effective against multiple types of fungal germs, including those that cause vaginal yeast infections. Researchers at the University of Georgia developed the vaccine candidate, code-named NXT-2. In their latest study with mice, NXT-2 appeared to protect the animals from a common culprit of yeast infection, Candida albicans. The team is now planning to forge ahead with human trials of the vaccine. Co

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All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-09 06:26:40

All 17 experts ousted from the federal vaccine advisory committee have spoken out about the drastic changes that anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made since taking office. Those changes include unilaterally restricting access to COVID-19 vaccines and summarily firing the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which had guided federal vaccine policies for more than 60 years. "We are deeply concerned that these destabilizing deci

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RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-17 20:44:50

Anti-vaccine advocate and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took to social media Wednesday to announce the names of eight people he is appointing to a critical federal vaccine advisory committee—which is currently empty after Kennedy abruptly fired all 17 previous members Monday. In the past, the vetting process for appointing new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) could take years. But Kennedy has taken j

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RFK Jr. Wastes No Time Revisiting Childhood Vaccine Policies

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-06-02 22:25:25

Well that didn’t take long. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the just-enshrined director of the Department of Health and Human Services, has already signaled that he may try to change the country’s vaccination schedule for children. RFK Jr. made the remarks during his speech at a ceremony held on Tuesday welcoming him as the new HHS secretary. He announced that he would form a commission to study the childhood vaccine schedule as a possible factor for the increase of chronic diseases in Americans, among

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Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report

Measles Cases Hit the Highest Number in 33 Years. Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?

RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says

RFK Jr.’s plan to put ‘AI’ in everything is a disaster

Moderna says mRNA flu vaccine sailed through trial, beating standard shot

Moderna says its mRNA seasonal flu shot is 27% better than current vaccine

RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly’

RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Against Thimerosal Flu Shots, Citing Debunked Risks

All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel

After RFK Jr. overhauls CDC panel, measles and flu vaccines are up for debate

A Vaccine for Yeast Infections Could Soon Be Reality

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good

RFK Jr. Wastes No Time Revisiting Childhood Vaccine Policies

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