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Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccinesAs the Trump administration contemplates new clinical trials for Covid boosters and moves to restrict Covid vaccines for children and others,…
The US health secretary decided to remove booster shots from the recommended immunization scheduleAdvocates for pregnant people said they are alarmed by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s unprecedented and unilateral decision to remove Covid-19 booster shots from t…
Medicine shortages plus limited testing and hospital capacity exacerbated by withdrawal of USAID as outbreak gathers pace across countries in the regionMalawi’s ministry of health has announced three new cases of mpox in the capital, Lilongwe, bringing…
Cases in New Mexico and Kansas give experts reason to be ‘concerned’ in second-worst US measles year since 2000The measles outbreak in Texas is showing signs of slowing, though other states are seeing more cases and health officials are warning against…
Mosquito experts say cuts in aid will lead to collapse of crucial surveillance and control in endemic countriesClimate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries, scienti…
Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the diseaseThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it will limit access to seasonal Covid-19 boosters for healthy Americans…
But older children, who had no access to the shots, had higher rates this winter compared with lastNew vaccines and treatments are linked to a dramatic decline in RSV hospitalizations for babies, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease…
Key programs from child-support services to HIV treatment also gutted, leaving global populations vulnerableMass terminations and billions of dollars’ worth of cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have gutted key programs – from ch…
South Korea passes annual tally for 2024 already, as Vietnam and Thailand continue to battle outbreaksSouth Korea has recorded the highest number of measles cases in six years, adding to concerns that low vaccination rates combined with international t…
As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ growsA leading immunologist warned of a “post-herd-immunity world”, as measles outbreaks affect communities with low vaccination rates in the Ame…