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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as early as January, the Food and Drug Administration’s former top vaccine regulator said Tuesday — as experts warn the Texas outbreak may become among the biggest on record.  “Given the

    WILMINGTON, NC, November 23, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Former CDC director Richard Besser says, "We should...spend money trying to understand what are the causes of autism... but to keep lifting up the idea that it has something to do with vaccination is really a cruel thing to do," in his article criticizing RFK Jr. Richard Ruhling

Europe’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended granting marketing authorization for two drugs for preventing COVID-19: a monoclonal antibody called Kavigale (sipavibart) and a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine known as Kostaive (zapomeran). The recommendations are now in line for approval by the European Commission...

Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Nicole Ireland Published Nov 16, 2024  •  4 minute read The VIDO building on the University of Saskatchewan campus. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix Health Canada has

MANILA, Philippines –The Department of Health (DoH) attributed the wastage of Covid-19 vaccines to the high inoculation rate for the Omicron variant, which strengthened herd immunity and dissuaded people from getting booster shots. The DoH said there was an oversupply of vaccines as the number of Covid cases dropped sharply in 2021-2022...

Beijing/Manila/Geneva, 23 August 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today ranked China’s vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity according to WHO’s global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This means that China has a stable, well-functioning and integrated regulatory system to ensure the quality...