Push for National Bird Flu Vaccine Program as USDA Points to Falling Egg Prices After Gains in Biosecurity Containment
Publicity about avian influenza (H5N1) infecting chickens, turkeys and cows in the United States1 and globally has been widespread for several years as fears about the possibility of bird flu epidemics among humans have led to calls for acceleration of development and use of animal and human bird flu vaccines.2 3 4 5 In February […]
Doomsday Chorus Targeting Kennedy Gets Louder
In a show of protest against budget and staffing cuts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), former employees of the agency, scientists, and community activists organized a “die-in” demonstration outside the CDC’s Roybal Road campus in Atlanta, Georgia. On May 2, 2025, the Trump administration proposed a budget to Congress for […]
Keep the Federal Government Out of State Public Health and Vaccine Law Making | Barbara Loe Fisher
[T]here are calls by some for the White House and U.S. Attorney General and Congress to intervene in California, New York, Maine and Connecticut and to override the constitutional authority of those state legislatures to make vaccine laws, which may or may not include religious belief exemptions to vaccination. The argument is that those four […]
The Plot to Get RFK
An apparent leaked minutes document suggests that a trade association held a meeting in April to undo the confirmation of Kennedy by the duly elected U.S. Senate. It is embedded below. Caveat and Clarification All references to individuals, statements, or actions attributed in the leaked minutes of the BIO Vaccine Policy Steering Committee meeting held […]
Study of First Next Generation mRNA Bird Flu Shots in Cattle Published
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study based on their experimental use of a next generation mRNA bird flu vaccine tested on cattle.1 Last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to give the novel mRNA biological developed by the University of Pennsylvania to cattle in an attempt to protect dairy […]
Massachusetts School District Will Exclude Unvaccinated Students This Fall
Newton Public Schools in Newton, Massachusetts will now require all students to be vaccinated before returning to school in the fall of 2025 unless they have a valid medical or religious exemption to vaccination. Superintendent Anna Nolin announced the policy change after a review prompted by a recent increase in chickenpox cases across the district. […]