Vaccinations

RFK Jr. says U.S. is pulling its $1 billion support for international vaccines alliance Gavi because it has ‘ignored the science’ and ‘lost the public trust’
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RFK Jr. says U.S. is pulling its $1 billion support for international vaccines alliance Gavi because it has ‘ignored the science’ and ‘lost the public trust’

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June 26, 2025
Young girl getting a vaccination from a female doctor
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At this rate, measles could become endemic again within 2 decades, researchers warn

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April 24, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends U.S. President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil as another death is reported in growing measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is ‘misleading the public’

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March 7, 2025
A clinician administers a vaccine to a middle-aged man
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Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign

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February 20, 2025
Hens at a poultry farm
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Experts sound the alarm as Ohio farmworker’s bird flu sparks fear it’s the next pandemic

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February 13, 2025
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Experts warn flu season hasn’t peaked yet, and will get worse before it gets better

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February 12, 2025
Sick man in bed checking fever with thermometer
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The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing

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February 11, 2025
Days before President Donald Trump took office a second time, the Department of Health and Human Services granted Moderna $590 million for the development of mRNA vaccines for bird flu and other influenza viruses.
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As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

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January 23, 2025
Moderna is recruiting adult participants for Nova 301, its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating an investigational norovirus vaccine called mRNA-1403.
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Moderna says it’s ‘one step closer’ to a norovirus vaccine as the virus spreads across the U.S.

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January 11, 2025
COVID symptoms are similar to those of flu, RSV, and the common cold, and may vary by vaccination status.
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Could you have COVID? Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue

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January 10, 2025
As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body.
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Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency

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January 9, 2025
The 2024–25 seasonal influenza vaccine doesn’t prevent H5N1 bird flu but could play a pivotal role in preventing a pandemic.
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Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns

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January 3, 2025
A young woman wearing a face mask holds sparklers while celebrating New Year's Eve.
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The COVID winter wave has arrived. Here’s where it’s spreading during the 2024–25 holiday season

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December 31, 2024
As you dive into your New Year’s resolutions, taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.
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Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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December 18, 2024
The polio vaccine has all but obliterated the illness that once killed thousands and paralyzed 15,000 people nationwide every year.
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Polio is a deadly disease with a vaccine that RFK Jr.’s adviser wants to ban. Here’s how the immunization works

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December 13, 2024

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