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COVID Vaccine Protects Against Kidney Damage During Infection
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. Unvaccinated C...
New COVID Variant, NB.1.8.1, May Now Make Up 1 in 3 U.S. Cases
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 — A new COVID-19 variant that led to a spike in hospital cases across parts of Asia may now account for more than one-third of all COVID cases in the U.S., health officials say. ...
Decline in Youth Physical Fitness Seen in Association With Pandemic
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decline in the physical fitness of U.S. youth, according to a study published online June 4 in JAMA Network Open....
RFK Jr. Installs Critics on Vaccine Recommendation Panel
THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 — Days after ousting all 17 members of the panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun remaking it. On Wednesday, he named e...
Health Care Job Growth Dropped During Pandemic, Recovered by 2024
WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 – Health care employment growth decreased during the pandemic but recovered by 2024, according to a research letter published online June 5 in the Journal of the American...
RFK Jr. Removes Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed all 17 members of the expert panel that makes U.S. vaccine recommendations. Kennedy made the s...
Widespread Decline Seen in MMR Vaccination Rates After COVID-19
THURSDAY, June 5, 2025 – A widespread decrease in measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination rates was seen after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online June 2 in the...
Moderna's New Lower-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine, mNexspike, Approved by FDA
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new lower-dose vaccine for active immunization against COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus...
FDA Approves mNEXSPIKE (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA) to Prevent COVID-19
CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / May 31, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved mNEXSPIKE® (mRNA-1283), a new vaccine agai...
FDA Chief: COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Should Be Personal Choice
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 — Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine — causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts. The ann...
Parts of the World Seeing New COVID-19 Variant
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – Health officials at the World Health Organization are warning of a rise in cases from a new COVID-19 variant. The new variant, NB.1.8.1, has been spotted in the...
U.S. Ends $600M Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine Contract
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 — The U.S. government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concerns among experts. The d...
Total Number of Excess Deaths >14.7 Million in U.S. in 1980 to 2023
THURSDAY, May 29, 2025 – There were 14,735,913 excess deaths in the United States during 1980 to 2023 compared with other high-income countries (HICs), according to a research letter published...
RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 — The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women. Tuesday's announcement by U.S. Health and Human Services S...
U.S. Had 1.5 Million Excess Deaths Following Pandemic
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 — Excess deaths in the United States have continued to mount following the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an early demise for hundreds of thousands, a new study says. More than 1...