Vaccines
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record RFK Jr.’s overhaul of the US childhood vaccination schedule has raised alarm among public health experts and pediatricians, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 17 to 11. The changes were justified by a comparison to Denmark’s vaccine schedule, but the […]
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab Polio nears global eradication, but the world risks forgetting its greatest triumph, which was achieved 70 years ago when Jonas Salk developed the vaccine. The development of the […]
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RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long RFK Jr.’s plan to scrutinize the vaccine schedule has raised concerns, but the childhood immunization schedule’s safety record spans decades and is backed by extensive research and testing. The US childhood immunization schedule recommends a set of vaccines […]
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Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines As of May 2025, the US FDA has limited COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people ages 65 years and up and those under 65 with a “high-risk” condition, leading to confusion among the public, physicians, and pharmacists about who can get […]
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Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research States that eliminated nonmedical vaccine exemptions for children entering kindergarten saw significant increases in vaccination rates, with an average increase of 3.2 percentage points over three years. The elimination of nonmedical exemptions did not lead to a shift to medical exemptions, […]
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Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks
Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks Vaccination rates among US children have declined by more than three-quarters of counties and jurisdictions since 2019, leading to a “large swath” of the country lacking basic immunity against diseases like measles. The decline in vaccination rates is concerning because it […]
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Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions The study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness has serious design problems that weaken its evidence. The study’s timeline logic is flawed, as it only tracked vaccinated children for longer periods than unvaccinated children, leading to […]
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Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today
Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today Vaccine mandates are being threatened in Florida, where the state plans to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school. The elimination […]
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US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs
US has slashed global vaccine funding – if philanthropy fills the gap, there could be some trade-offs The US government has slashed global vaccine funding, cutting off $3 billion in annual support to Gavi, a global initiative that helps millions of children in low-income and medium-income countries get vaccinated against preventable diseases. Gavi’s reliance on […]
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Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia Vaccines may hold promise in reducing the risk of dementia, with one study suggesting that the shingles vaccine could lower the risk by as much as 20%. The study used a policy change in Wales to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, finding that the vaccine reduced […]
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