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Letters to the Editor: I’m a polio survivor. RFK Jr. shouldn’t have say in the nation’s health policies
1 day, 14 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: I’m a polio survivor. RFK Jr. shouldn’t have say in the nation’s health policies

LA Times  

To the editor: I am a survivor of bulbar polio; I contracted it when I was 5 years old in 1946. I knew my children and countless others would never face what I went through, or face death or an iron lung. I can’t describe how angry I was to find out that an advisor to Robert Kennedy Jr. is …

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Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria?
2 days, 14 hours ago

Could mosquitoes deliver vaccines against malaria?

Al Jazeera  

Scientists have engineered the pests to provide enhanced immunity to the disease they transmit, according to a new study. Their scientists say they have successfully engineered mosquitoes to deliver vaccines that could potentially provide significantly enhanced immunity against malaria. In the clinical trial, the research team used mosquitoes carrying the modified parasite to deliver the vaccine via bites, mirroring the …

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I went from being a doctor to an UberEats driver after a single decision changed my life forever
2 days, 23 hours ago

I went from being a doctor to an UberEats driver after a single decision changed my life forever

Daily Mail  

A doctor has revealed how a two-year suspension on his medical licence after speaking out against the Covid vaccine cost him almost everything he had. Queensland's Supreme Court recently handed back Dr William Bay's medical licence after it was suspended by the state's Medical Board for criticising Covid vaccines, which sparked complaints from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Despite …

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Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines
3 days, 14 hours ago

Louisiana Department of Health ordered to stop promotion of vaccines

Salon  

Louisiana officials Department of Health employees were ordered to stop promoting common vaccinations, including immunizations against COVID-19, influenza and mpox. While we pivoted our attention to the damaging pending impact of an RFK Jr appointment, our local health department was already carrying out many of the very things we feared re: vaccine disinformation,” Louisiana pediatrician Kim Mukerjee said in a …

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Russia claims it developed first cancer vaccine in big breakthrough, says 'will distribute for free'
4 days, 14 hours ago

Russia claims it developed first cancer vaccine in big breakthrough, says 'will distribute for free'

India TV News  

The deadly disease, cancer is almost incurable to date and people are terrified of it. This vaccine makes the body's immune system so strong that as soon as any cell starts moving towards becoming a cancer cell, the body's immunity destroys it. An mRNA vaccine uses a small fragment of messenger RNA to instruct the body's cells to produce a …

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Opinion: My son has autism. His life tells a story RFK Jr. ignores
4 days, 14 hours ago

Opinion: My son has autism. His life tells a story RFK Jr. ignores

LA Times  

Among President-elect Trump’s unconventional Cabinet choices, the potential appointment of one in particular worries me: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. He also caricatured persons with autism as “walking around … with helmets on … non-toilet-trained, nonverbal, stimming, toe-walking, hand-flapping.” With his inaccurate stance that vaccines should be avoided to prevent autism, Kennedy suggests that …

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'I don't know what Tommy Tuberville is talking about': Expert blasts GOP senator
4 days, 23 hours ago

'I don't know what Tommy Tuberville is talking about': Expert blasts GOP senator

Raw Story  

A public health expert scorned Sen. Tommy Tuberville's analysis of vaccine mandates as illogical and unscientific. The Alabama Republican met with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary, and came away saying that they agreed that children are required to get too many vaccines instead of just three, as both septuagenarians had gotten as children …

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What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
5 days, 2 hours ago

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” as he campaigned alongside Donald Trump caught her attention. “I started wondering where those extra pounds came from.” After hearing Kennedy out, she concluded: “We cannot trust the health organizations …

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Why aren’t more Democrats speaking out against RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination?
5 days, 3 hours ago

Why aren’t more Democrats speaking out against RFK Jr.’s HHS nomination?

Raw Story  

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, talking this week with Republican senators about his contentious nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and as the media continues to unearth even more highly controversial statements the anti-vaccine advocate has made, almost 20 GOP lawmakers have begun to voice their support for the Trump nominee, …

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Just 4 Dem senators are firm 'no' votes on RFK: report
5 days, 13 hours ago

Just 4 Dem senators are firm 'no' votes on RFK: report

Raw Story  

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, talking this week with Republican senators about his contentious nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services, and as the media continues to unearth even more highly controversial statements the anti-vaccine advocate has made, almost 20 GOP lawmakers have begun to voice their support for the Trump nominee, …

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Russia develops new mRNA vaccine against cancer: Report
5 days, 14 hours ago

Russia develops new mRNA vaccine against cancer: Report

India Today  

Russia has developed its own cancer vaccine, the country's news agency TASS has reported. It is an mRNA vaccine against cancer and will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Centre of the Russian Ministry of Health, Andrey Kaprin, told Radio Rossiya. Previously, Alexander Gintsburg, Director of the Gamaleya National Research Centre for …

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What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
5 days, 14 hours ago

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

India Today  

WASHINGTON: The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. That’s why Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to “Make America Healthy Again” as he campaigned alongside Donald Trump caught her attention. “I started wondering where those extra pounds came from.” After hearing Kennedy out, she concluded: “We cannot trust the health organizations we’ve …

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Russia develops mRNA cancer vaccine, will distribute it for free
5 days, 14 hours ago

Russia develops mRNA cancer vaccine, will distribute it for free

India Today  

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Russia has come up with a vaccine for cancer. The vaccine aims to treat cancer patients rather than prevent tumour formation in patients. This personalised cancer vaccine makes use of parts of a patient's own tumour to teach the immune system to battle the disease. Whereas traditional vaccines use parts of a virus to prevent …

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GOP senator: 'Everybody here has lost someone' — possibly from the COVID vaccine
5 days, 14 hours ago

GOP senator: 'Everybody here has lost someone' — possibly from the COVID vaccine

Raw Story  

A Republican senator launched into an anti-vaccine rant Tuesday when reporters asked about confirming noted health conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services. There is no evidence that the modern vaccine schedule "overwhelms" or "overloads" a baby's immune system. The senator then went on to baselessly suggest that "everybody" in …

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RFK Jr. could hijack the conversation about Luigi Mangione — and set health care back for decades
6 days, 14 hours ago

RFK Jr. could hijack the conversation about Luigi Mangione — and set health care back for decades

Salon  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sure is lucky in his timing. People's anger at the health care system can easily be hijacked, turning them away from the real source of their pain — for-profit insurance companies — and towards conspiracy theories, such as Kennedy's false claims that vaccines are dangerous and don't work. She believes "we won't even need health care" …

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Five years of National Biopharma Mission: Has it made healthcare affordable in India?
6 days, 14 hours ago

Five years of National Biopharma Mission: Has it made healthcare affordable in India?

India Today  

In May 2017, the Government of India launched the National Biopharma Mission, an ambitious initiative under the Department of Biotechnology to strengthen the biopharmaceutical sector. The National Biopharma Mission focused on two key goals: developing new products and creating a supportive ecosystem for innovation. "In the last five years, facilities for vaccine and biotherapeutic trials, manufacturing clinical batches, analytical testing …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene roasted online for unequivocally saying ‘vaccines cause autism’
6 days, 15 hours ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene roasted online for unequivocally saying ‘vaccines cause autism’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy MAGA firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene finally came out as a …

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Trump claims ‘there’s something wrong’ with autism rates when asked about vaccines: ‘We’re going to find out about it’
6 days, 16 hours ago

Trump claims ‘there’s something wrong’ with autism rates when asked about vaccines: ‘We’re going to find out about it’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump refused to say definitively that vaccines do …

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Trump seemed to entertain a discredited theory on autism. This is what’s behind the rising rates
6 days, 17 hours ago

Trump seemed to entertain a discredited theory on autism. This is what’s behind the rising rates

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump, seeming to respond to Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s defense of the polio vaccine, called himself “a big believer in it.” “You’re not going to lose the polio vaccine,” Trump said. …

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‘Should be looked at’: Trump again speaks against mandates for childhood diseases vaccines
6 days, 19 hours ago

‘Should be looked at’: Trump again speaks against mandates for childhood diseases vaccines

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging press conference from Mar-a-Lago on Monday, declared he doesn't like vaccine mandates for childhood diseases, blamed Democrats for them, and appeared to be unaware that every state in the nation has childhood vaccine mandates that include many if not most or all of the CDC's recommended vaccination schedule of 15 immunizations from birth to …

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'A lot of lying': CNN fact checker tears apart Trump first press conference since election
6 days, 20 hours ago

'A lot of lying': CNN fact checker tears apart Trump first press conference since election

Raw Story  

CNN's Daniel Dale fact-checked Donald Trump's latest news conference — and determined the president-elect told a lot of lies. "So there was a lot of lying from the president-elect at this press conference," Dale said. "Earlier in the press conference, he said over and over, I think three times, that during his presidency there were no wars, like, no wars, …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene called out for belief that vaccines cause Autism
1 week ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene called out for belief that vaccines cause Autism

Salon  

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a new controversial theory on Monday, following up past hits like "the U.S. government is controlling the weather" and "wildfires are being caused by space lasers," with a fresh take on what causes Autism. In a post to X which was, shortly after, hit with a corrective community note, Greene wrote, “I fully believe …

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Mia Farrow Hits RFK Jr. With 'Terrifying' Memory Of Polio Experience: 'We Cannot Go Back'
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1 week, 1 day ago

Mia Farrow Hits RFK Jr. With 'Terrifying' Memory Of Polio Experience: 'We Cannot Go Back'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “No RFK Jr. we cannot go back to this. Thanks to ghe vaccine, kids don’t have to go through that nightmare today.” The actor and activist — who has worked on polio vaccination campaigns and looked to raise awareness for the disease — also attached a photo of children in iron lung respirators at California’s Rancho Los …

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Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
1 week, 1 day ago

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

LA Times  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in Washington. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, says any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking Senate confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Anyone seeking the …

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