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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

Wed, 2025-06-04 12:26 — mike kraft

CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.

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Planned dismantllng of CDC's chronic disease center raises concerns

Wed, 2025-06-04 12:14 — mike kraft

Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America.

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USG government changes in COVID vaccine advice confuse some families

Wed, 2025-06-04 11:59 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared. NPR

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Federal judge extends ban on Trump administration's attempt to cancel COVID-related school funding

Wed, 2025-06-04 09:21 — mike kraft

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Multiple vaccine doses lowered risk of long COVID --study

Wed, 2025-06-04 09:04 — mike kraft

Long-COVID diagnoses fairly common in Medicare claims Beneficiaries with 4 or more COVID-19 vaccine doses had a 39% lower rate of long COVID. CIDRAP

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Overall, beneficiaries with four or more COVID-19 vaccine doses had a 39% lower adjusted rate of long COVID relative to beneficiaries without a prior dose (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60 to 0.62).

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New mRNA vaccine is more effective and less costly--study

Wed, 2025-06-04 08:56 — mike kraft

New mRNA vaccine is more effective and less costly to develop, study finds A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public ... University of Pittsburgh Medical Xpress

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Analysis: Congressional Republicans taking quieter approach to undermining Obama care

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:17 — mike kraft

Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law. Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post

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Previous Medicaid expansion reduced mortality among low income adults--study

Tue, 2025-06-03 11:02 — mike kraft

New research shows Medicaid expansion reduced mortality in low-income adults A new working paper from the University of Chicago provides the strongest evidence to date that expanding access to health insurance can save lives. University of Chicago Medical Xpress

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Job cuts amng translators raises concern about medical problems for non-English speakers

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:53 — mike kraft

Language service cutbacks raise fear of medical errors, misdiagnoses, deaths Health nonprofits and medical interpreters warn that federal cuts have eliminated dozens of positions in California for community workers who help non-English speakers sign up for insurance coverage and ... Medical Xpress

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Measles vaccination rates in children have declined in most U.S. counties -- study

Tue, 2025-06-03 10:42 — mike kraft

Measles vaccination rates in children have declined in most U.S. counties, study finds Of the 2,066 counties the study looked at, 78% saw a decline in MMR vaccination rates. But rates can vary substantially within a state. CBS News

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