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

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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

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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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Analysis: COVID vaccin averted almost 13,000 deaths in Belgium--study

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Analysis: COVID vaccine averted almost 13,000 deaths in seniors in Belgium in 3 years A new analysis published late last week in Vaccine concludes that COVID-19 vaccination averted 12,806 COVID-19 deaths among Belgians aged 65 years and older from 2021 through 2023. Vaccines have been available to Belgians in that age-group since January 2021. CIDRAP

 

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COVID vaccines: Parents of chldren in clinical trials criticize Trump administration's restrictions

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A ‘war on children’: as US changes Covid vaccine rules, parents of trial volunteers push back Frustration and anger mount as Trump administration contemplates new trials and restrictions for Covid vaccines The Guardian

 

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Analysis: As a new COVID subvarient spreads, Trump administration narrows approved vaccine recipients

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A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California—heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder ... Rong-Gong Lin II Medical Xpress
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Pfizer CEO says HHS claims of ‘concealed safety concerns’ on mRNA vaccines are ‘completely inaccurate’

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Pfizer CEO: HHS claims of ‘concealed safety concerns’ on mRNA vaccines are ‘completely inaccurate’ | CNN Pharmaceutical rivals don’t often come to each other’s defense. But after the US Department of Health and Human Services terminated a contract with drugmaker Moderna to develop an mRNA bird flu vaccine, claiming that “mRNA technology remains under-tested,” Pfizer’s chief executive is speaking up. Meg Tirrell CNN
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Measles: U.S. CDC says all international travelers should get measles vaccinations

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All international travelers should get measles vaccinations, CDC says U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world. AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying that Americans should be vaccinated against the virus no matter where they’re going.

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COVID vaccinations provide immune response against new SARS-COV-2 strains--study

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Prior COVID vaccination produces immune response against new SARS-CoV-2 strains, study finds Neutralizing antibodies tested 90 days after infection were greater in participants who had been vaccinated before their variant infections than in those who had been vaccine-naive. CIDRAP
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