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Childhood Vaccination Programs Face Major Cuts in Federal Funding

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State vaccination programs for children will face a reduction in funding from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants. The federal immunization grant program, which funds the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, totaled approximately $680 million last year.1 The reduction in funding is alleged to be due to the debt ceiling deal reached […]

CDC Says All Children Traveling Abroad Need Extra MMR Shot to Prevent Measles in U.S.

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After 16 cases of measles were reported in the U.S. linked to international travel, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert on June 21, 2023, recommending that all eligible infants aged six months or older get an extra measles vaccine before traveling abroad this summer. Despite being licensed by […]

Federal Court Restores Religious Exemption to Vaccination in Mississippi

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A federal court has ruled that the First Amendment demands that the state of Mississippi permit a religious exemption to vaccination for school children by July 15, 2023. Judge Halil S. Ozerden’s order bars state health officials and anyone acting under their direction from enforcing Mississippi Code § 41-23-37, compulsory school vaccination law, unless an […]

Global Pediatric Vaccines Market to Exceed $69 Billion by 2030

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A report released by Coherent Market Insights showed that pediatric vaccines market will surpass $69.482 billion by 2030.1 The main pharmaceutical companies in the global market for pediatric vaccines include Bharat Biotech, Emergent BioSolutions, GSK, Indian Immunologicals, Merck, Panacea Biotec, Pfizer, Sanofi, Serum Institute and Zydus Cadila.2 Pediatric Vaccine Approvals by Governments Will Drive Vaccine […]

The Tragedy of Unintended Consequences

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After the strawberry plants started forming berries in my garden this spring, I bought some bird netting and carefully covered the plants. In past years, the birds had helped themselves to the berries and I was determined to protect this year’s crop for my own consumption. The netting was a pain to maneuver around, but […]

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