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Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school. But this uptick arrives with an added layer of uncertainty because it’s unclear when and which Americans can receive updated vaccines this fall.
A group of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees are blaming HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for vilifying the agency’s workforce through “his continuous lies about science and vaccine safety,
This particular case concerns access to COVID vaccinations for two vulnerable groups, pregnant women and children, but more fundamentally it is about whether the courts will act to protect the vital immunization infrastructure on which the nation relies.
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 security guard, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may not renew its authorization for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approved for children under the age of 5, according to multiple outlets.
With federal public health agencies under the helm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, the usual schedule and coordination for delivering national vaccine recommendations has been disrupted.
The suspected gunman who attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's campus on Friday may have fired many hundred rounds, law enforcement said on Tuesday.