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U.S.Health Secretary RFK Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety.

Mon, 2025-04-14 14:24 — mike kraft

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection 'wanes very quickly' Though he endorsed measles vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety. NBC News

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for people to get the measles vaccine while in the same breath falsely claiming it hasn’t been “safety tested” and its protection is short-lived.

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US measles batle hindered by confusion over RFK Jr's statements.

Fri, 2025-04-11 14:28 — mike kraft

US measles battle hindered by confusion over health secretary response Since January, 505 people have been infected in Texas and more than 90 total in neighboring New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. Two chidren have died. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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U.S. Whooping Cough Cases Are Climbing as Vaccine Rates Decline

Fri, 2025-04-11 14:21 — mike kraft

Why You Should Also Worry About Whooping Cough Amid Measles Outbreak While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s slashing of public health infrastructure. Duaa Eldeib,Patricia Callahan,Sarahbeth Maney ProPublica

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Prescription drugs are a target of Trump's tariffs; U.S. patients, foreign producers affected

Thu, 2025-04-10 14:32 — mike kraft

Trump's trade war: Prescription drugs become a target U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday reiterated he would impose tariffs on imports of pharmaceutical products that have long been spared from past trade disputes due to the potential for harm to patients. Maggie Fick Reuters

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COVID: 1-7 US working age adults report long COVID, higher % among the poor

Thu, 2025-04-10 14:26 — mike kraft

Studies: 1 in 7 US working-age adults report long COVID, with heaviest burden on the poor Tomorrow, pharmaceuticals will no longer be exempt from the Trump administration's 25% tariff on goods produced in Canada. CIDRAP

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U.S. Government response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by job, grant cuts, experts say

Wed, 2025-04-09 16:09 — mike kraft

Response to multistate measles outbreak hampered by unique set of challenges | CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades. Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee, Meg Tirrell CNN

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New studies indicate Paxlovid does not relieve long COVID symptoms im adults or prevent condition in teenagers

Wed, 2025-04-09 16:00 — mike kraft

Reports: Paxlovid doesn't relieve adult long-COVID symptoms, prevent condition in youth Tomorrow, pharmaceuticals will no longer be exempt from the Trump administration's 25% tariff on goods produced in Canada. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies finds no significant benefit of the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in alleviating the symptoms of adult long-COVID patients or in preventing the development of the condition in adolescents.

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