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Vaccination cuts by 27% the risk of long COVID --study

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Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID 27%, review suggests So far, the West Texas outbreak has resulted in at least 259 measles cases. CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccination slashed the risk of experiencing prolonged symptoms by about 27% in fully vaccinated adults who were later infected, estimates a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) systematic review of 12 studies.

 

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Trump administration reported planning to slash funding for programs to counter vaccine hesitancy

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Fears that Covid could cause sudden cardiac problems in athletes unfounded--new study

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New data: Early fears that COVID raises risk of sudden cardiac events in athletes unfounded Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reports raised concerns that young infected or vaccinated athletes may be at high risk for sudden cardiac events, but research published this week in JAMA Network Open finds no evidence that they are. CIDRAP

 

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RFK Jr: pauses multimillion dollar cotract to contract to develop a new COVID-19 oral vaccine

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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has paused a multimillion-dollar contract from the Biden administration to create a new COVID-19 vaccine, Fox News Digital has learned. 

"While it is crucial that the Department [of] Health and Human Services (HHS) support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden administration’s failed oversight have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, including Vaxart’s," Kennedy said in comments provided to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. 

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Increased efforts seen in some U.S. state legislatures against vaccines and for ivermectin

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Moving the needle state by state. Legislative activity in the medical freedom movement picks up. Mary Talley Bowden MD
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JFK Jr orders CDC to shelve promotional campaigns urging people to get flu vaccines

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HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’ The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent." Helen Branswell STAT
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Measles: A new book urges parents not to underestimate the disease

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As measles cases rise, a new book warns parents not to underestimate the disease As childhood vaccination rates drop in the U.S., outbreaks of measles are rising. In his new book, Booster Shots, Dr. Adam Ratner makes the case that this is a bad sign for public health. NPR
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US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump's executive orders

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US health websites, datasets taken down as agencies comply with Trump executive orders | CNN Several US government health websites and resources have been taken down or modified as agencies comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump. Jen Christensen, Nick Valencia, Jacqueline Howard, Deidre McPhillips, Brenda Goodman CNN

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Democratic Senators demand that RFK JR recuse himself from vaccine matters if confirmed

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Democratic Senators demand health pick Kennedy's recusal from vaccine matters if confirmed Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S.
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New method can identify fake COVID-19 vaccines without opening the vaccine vial--research

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Innovative method can identify fake COVID-19 vaccines without opening the vaccine vial Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators, including the Serum Institute of India, have developed an innovative method to identify falsified vaccines without opening the vaccine ... University of Oxford Medical Xpress
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