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Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens…
Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed,…
Pfizer RSV vaccine that protects infants could receive FDA approval this summer
Pfizer’s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus could receive Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of…
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID?
Through the use of social media, celebrities and other people in the public eye helped to shape the public discourse…
There are at least 500 coronaviruses. We must develop next-gen vaccines now,…
In some ways, we’ve been lucky with the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus that causes it is highly contagious but not as…
An Immunologist Offers Tips for Assessing Science and Health Info on the…
I understand how difficult it can be to make choices that affect your family’s health. Conflicting information can be found…
Addressing cervical cancer disparities can save thousands of lives
In the United States, cancer continues to be the second most common cause of death behind only heart disease. In 2023, the American…
The race to an RSV vaccine could soon be over, decades after…
Roughly six decades after the first attempt to develop a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, the Food and Drug Administration…
White House mulls post-Covid emergency backstop for uninsured
The Biden administration is zeroing in on a plan to keep Covid vaccines, treatments and tests free for the uninsured…
Moderna says its COVID vaccine will remain free for all consumers, even…
Moderna will keep its COVID vaccine on the market at no cost to consumers, even after the federal government stops…
Pediatric flu deaths exceed 100 for first time since the pandemic started
The number of pediatric flu deaths during the current season has officially gone over 100, according to the Centers for…
CDC adds Covid-19 shots to list of routine vaccines for kids and…
CNN — Covid-19 shots are included in new schedules of routinely recommended vaccines released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…
As vaccination coverage declines, PAHO warns of potential measles outbreaks
Washington, DC, 9 February 2023 (PAHO)- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert, urging countries of the…
She Helped Unlock the Science of the Covid Vaccine
Kizzmekia Corbett had gone home to North Carolina for the holidays in 2019 when the headlines began to trickle in:…
Colorado public health goes hyperlocal, using microgrants to tackle vaccine hesitancy and…
When COVID-19 vaccines became available, Colorado public health officials initially relied on mass vaccination events publicized through Facebook, email and…
A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need
After more than five decades of trying, the drug industry is on the verge of providing effective immunizations against the…