Health & Pandemics

RFK Jr. Says Analyst Working to Find Lost Vaccine Safety Data

A researcher hired this year by the Department of HHS is working with other scientists to recover data missing from a vaccine safety system.

Why Drug Price Reform Alone Won’t Heal America

What happens when medications become too cheap, plentiful, and automatic and we don’t reform how drugs are used? We risk clinical harm.
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FDA Not Recommending Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine: Official

FDA approved a new COVID-19 vaccine but is not recommending people receive it, the agency’s top vaccine officials said on June 4.

Moderna Will Conduct ‘True Placebo-Controlled Trial’ of New COVID Vaccine: RFK Jr.

Moderna will carry out placebo-controlled trial of its new COVID-19 vaccine, and U.S. regulators will keep tabs on trial, Health Sec. RFK, Jr. said.

FDA Launches New AI Tool

The agency is utilizing Elsa to speed up clinical protocol reviews and scientific evaluations, as well as to identify targets for inspections.

All Americans Traveling Abroad Should Get Measles Vaccine, CDC Says

CDC update to measles vaccination guidance, urges Americans traveling internationally to get vaccinated amid resurgence of disease in US and abroad.

MMR Vaccination Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

The rates of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccination declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported in a new paper.

Trial Gets Underway in Death of Teen Whose Family Alleges Was Killed by Hospital COVID Protocols

Family of Grace Schara, sued Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital, alleging hospital’s COVID-19 treatment protocols directly resulted in Grace’s death.