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When families visit their pediatrician’s office, they often ask the medical assistant (MA) about vaccines, such as whether their children are due for vaccines or if the flu shot is available. Yet few studies have examined how MAs and receptionists communicate with patients. “Medical assistants talk …
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has awarded its 2026 Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award to Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) Director Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, for his commitment to scientific integrity and advocating for an evidence-based …
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The pertussis vaccine works really well, according to a new study comparing kids in Alaska who had gotten three or more doses of the vaccine with children who were unvaccinated, or undervaccinated. Nimito / iStock The diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine is a routine …
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Today Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a sweeping initiative to fund research on vaccine injuries, including opening a new vaccine injury clinic at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)The initiative also proposes to reimburse physicians for reporting …
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Welcome to our biweekly series in partnership with CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. Every two weeks, we walk through what changed in vaccine policy and what it means for your family. We’re going to keep doing that, with a few tweaks.Think about biting into a jelly donut. The jelly shoots out …
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None of the major world religions oppose vaccines, yet thousands of Americans claim that immunizations conflict with their faith. School vaccine exemptions for religious or personal reasons are on the rise. At least five appeals that concern religious freedom and vaccines are pending before the US …
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Pennsylvania is experiencing a large measles outbreak currently totaling 731 cases, of which 117 are new within the past week. Four measles-associated deaths have been reported in the state, including two adults and two infants, all of whom were unvaccinated. Federal leaders have not encouraged MMR …
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On a Monday in late August, two weeks after the executive order on childhood vaccines, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a request for information in the Federal Register. It runs five pages and asks 18 questions, most of them about the categories themselves: what to call …
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A mother in New York State who claims to oppose vaccines because of her Catholic faith lost an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) this week—though Justices Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch said they would have granted her application. For now, the woman’s …
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Catholic bishops in Florida are warning the state’s attorney general to respect their religious liberty when it comes to parochial schools’ approach to vaccine exemptions.Florida’s Catholic schools do not accept religious exemptions for vaccines. In a letter to Attorney General James Uthmeier, made …
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