Kennedy is reportedly vetting seven additional members for ACIP, who may be added before the next meeting. They include additional […]
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Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold
Pfizer and BioNTech report that their updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025–2026 season produced strong immune responses, boosting neutralizing […]
Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas. Vaccinations were available at CVS in […]
CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand.
CDC is in crisis amid an ouster, resignations, defiance, and outraged lawmakers. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center […]
CDC director has been ousted just weeks after Senate confirmation
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, told the outlet that Monarez “values science, is a solid […]
CDC slashed food safety surveillance, now tracks only 2 of 8 top infections
In July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically, but quietly, scaled back a food safety surveillance system, cutting […]
Horrifying screwworm infection confirmed in US traveler after overseas trip
Skip to content It’s not a first—there was a case last year—but it’s still disturbing. The tip of a screwworm […]
Two men fell gravely ill last year; their infections link to deaths in the ’80s
Skip to content The bacterium is known to live in Mississippi, but the new cases may expand its range. Four […]
Google is bringing an AI fitness coach to Fitbit thanks to Gemini
There is nothing that technology companies will not try to enhance with AI. Google is no stranger to this with […]
America’s fragile drug supply chain is extremely vulnerable to climate change
Vulnerabilities Using data from the Food and Drug Administration, the researchers identified 10,861 drug facilities that were active for at […]