Some States Take Action to Separate Access to Vaccines from Federal Recommendations
As U.S. federal government vaccine policy shifts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the direction of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., some state legislators are proposing legislation that separates access to vaccines from federal vaccine use recommendations.1 Under HHS Secretary Kennedy, sweeping changes have already […]
Thimerosal to Be Banned from Use in All Vaccines in U.S.
In 1999, the U.S Public Health Service, along with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and vaccine manufacturers, jointly agreed that any potential risk from thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative found in some inactivated vaccines, warranted its removal as soon as possible. Over the next few years, most routine pediatric vaccines in the U.S. became thimerosal-free […]
Children in America 80 Percent More Likely to Die Than Children in Other Industrialized Countries
The United States is confronting a growing pediatric health crisis, with mounting evidence pointing to a decline in children’s overall health and wellbeing. A recent study revealed that children in the U.S. are dying at significantly higher rates than their peers in other high-income nations, underscoring the severity of the issue.1 2 The cross-sectional study […]
Survey Finds Most U.S. Parents, Pregnant Women Reject CDC’s Vaccine Schedule
A survey from researchers at Emory University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that only 35 to 40 percent of pregnant women and parents of young children in the United States intend to accept all government recommended vaccines.1 The survey was published as a research letter in the JAMA Network […]
New Jersey Bill Requires Automatic Enrollment in State Electronic Vaccine Tracking Registry
Lawmakers in New Jersey have approved legislation that would require enrollment in the state’s electronic vaccine tracking registry, unless citizens actively opt out in writing. The bill for an “opt-out” vaccine tracking system, rather than operating an “opt-in” system, comes in response to decreased vaccination rates in recent years and health officials maintain it will […]
Government Cancels $700 Million in Funding for Moderna’s Bird Flu Biologic
The U.S. government has cancelled a contract worth over $700 million awarded to Moderna, Inc. for late-stage development of an mRNA bird flu biologic for humans, as well as the right to purchase the shots. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) issued the […]