Pediatrics group breaks with CDC Covid-19 vaccine guidelines
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FluMist Home is an influenza vaccine that’s administered via nasal spray, which means no needles and no waiting in line at the pharmacy. Plus, it’s covered by insurance and experts say it’s about as effective as the traditional flu vaccine. But there’s a catch: It’s only been approved for people ages 2 to 49.
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Vaccine panel fired by Kennedy had lowest rate of financial conflicts since 2000, study shows
Conflicts of interest on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee were at historic lows around the time when Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members in June,
Dining under palm trees on a patio at Mar-a-Lago in December, President-elect Donald Trump reassured chief executives at pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Pfizer that anti-vaccine activist Robert F.
Researchers found that the vaccine, named ELI-002 2P, could trigger lasting immune responses and may help prevent or delay cancer recurrence in high-risk patients whose tumors are driven by KRAS mutations, which are responsible for half of colorectal cancers and more than 90 percent of pancreatic cancers, researchers noted.
The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a police officer, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
Irrespective of guidance by the CDC and Trump administration, the Vaccine Integrity Project analyzed data on vaccine safety, efficacy ahead of the flu season.
Australian biotech CSL, the country's fourth-largest company, said on Tuesday it would spin off its vaccine division and shed about 3,000 employees as it reels from "unprecedented volatility," sending its shares tumbling.