Senate committee to probe CDC shake-up; New Jersey eases COVID vaccine access
Sen Bill Cassidy, MD, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee yesterday announced a hearing for...
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Minnesota, New York issue executive orders promoting access to COVID vaccines
Governors in Minnesota and New York are issuing executive orders in an effort to protect vaccine access in those states,...
CDC upheaval triggers global concern amid ongoing US vaccine policy debate
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday called for efforts to protect public health excellence at the US...
Three states take steps to ensure COVID vaccine access
Amid confusion in some states over whether pharmacies can provide COVID shots to residents before they are recommended by a...
In heated Senate committee meeting, RFK Jr says fired CDC chief lied about ouster
"We are the sickest country in the world; that's why we had to fire people at the CDC. They did...
West Coast governors form health alliance to ensure vaccine access
NIAID / Flickr cc Daily use of an interferon-alpha (IFN-α) nasal spray lowers the risk of COVID-19 infection in adults...
Antihistamine nasal spray prevents COVID-19, study finds
Results from a single-center randomized controlled trial published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine show that azelastine, an antihistamine nasal spray...
New antiviral application for COVID-19 preventive drug submitted to FDA
Health officials in Papua New Guinea have confirmed the island nation's first human case of paralytic poliomyelitis, the World Health...
Nine former CDC directors issue dire warning over Kennedy actions
Reactions to the recent firing and resignations of top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leadership continued to reverberate...
RFK Jr deputy named CDC acting director as confusion surrounds COVID vaccine availability
Following upheaval at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week that came with the ouster of...