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Jan 28 • 4 months ago

Dozens of CDC vaccination databases have been frozen under RFK Jr.

Anti-vaccine Kennedy may be "enacting a self-fulfilling prophecy," expert says. ...

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Jan 27 • 4 months ago

Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.’s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot

Kirk Milhoan's comments come as federal vaccine policy slides to insignificance. ...

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Jan 21 • 4 months ago

Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns

Eight animal cases in Mexico's Tamaulipas spur CDC to warn doctors of festering wounds. ...

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Jan 03 • 5 months ago

Healthy 18-year-old welder nearly died of anthrax—the 9th such puzzling case

"Welder's Anthrax" was first coined in 2022, when seven cases had been identified. ...

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Dec 11 • 5 months ago

Ars Live: 3 former CDC leaders detail impacts of RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda

Join us Tuesday, December 16, at 2 pm ET to hear from leaders who resigned in protest. ...

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Dec 05 • 5 months ago

Without evidence, RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel tosses hep B vaccine recommendation

There is no data supporting a delay and no evidence of harm from a birth dose. ...

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Dec 05 • 5 months ago

CDC vaccine panel realizes again it has no idea what it’s doing, delays big vote

Today's meeting was chaotic and included garbage anti-vaccine presentations. ...

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Dec 04 • 6 months ago

12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid

Prasad's arguments "misrepresent both the science and the regulatory record." ...

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Dec 02 • 6 months ago

Meet CDC’s new lead vaccine advisor who thinks shots cause heart disease

Milhoan has a history of touting unproven COVID cures while disparaging vaccines. ...

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Nov 27 • 6 months ago

Four-inch worm hatches in woman’s forehead, wriggles to her eyelid

The parasite, typically found in dogs, was visibly moving under her skin. ...

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Nov 26 • 6 months ago

RFK Jr.’s new CDC deputy director prefers “natural immunity” over vaccines

Ralph Abraham is "dangerous," but somehow not the worst among those considered. ...

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Nov 19 • 6 months ago

CDC data confirms US is 2 months away from losing measles elimination status

Elimination status is lost if the virus spreads continuously for 12 months. ...

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