West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations​West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations 

West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations​West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations 

 Three West Coast states are forming a public health alliance to provide “credible information” about vaccine safety in response to the turmoil within the Trump administration  ​​Three West Coast states are forming a public health alliance to provide “credible information” about vaccine safety in response to the turmoil within the Trump administration 

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The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities​The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities 

The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities​The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities 

 Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states’ beginning to take more control of their own vaccine decisions threaten to fracture the once-national consensus around immunization, setting the stage for a reorganization of the way vaccination recommendations work across the United States  ​​Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states’…

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Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates​Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates 

Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates​Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates 

 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move that drew condemnation from public health experts.“All of them.  ​​Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move that drew condemnation from public health experts.“All of them. 

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RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases​RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases 

RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases​RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases 

 A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions at the agency are “unlike anything our country has ever experienced,” he pushed back in a Wall Street Journal editorial  ​​A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and…

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Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks​Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks 

Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks​Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks 

 The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis.  ​​The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had…

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Maine mass shooting survivors file suit against U.S. government for negligence​Maine mass shooting survivors file suit against U.S. government for negligence 

Maine mass shooting survivors file suit against U.S. government for negligence​Maine mass shooting survivors file suit against U.S. government for negligence 

 Families of the victims of a 2023 mass shooting in Maine along with dozens of survivors filed negligence lawsuits Wednesday against the U.S. government.  ​​Families of the victims of a 2023 mass shooting in Maine along with dozens of survivors filed negligence lawsuits Wednesday against the U.S. government. 

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Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned ‘oversight’ of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus​Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned ‘oversight’ of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus 

Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned ‘oversight’ of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus​Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned ‘oversight’ of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus 

 Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Health Committee, declined to elaborate on “oversight” he plans to conduct of RFK Jr. after the CDC director was fired and others quit.  ​​Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Health Committee, declined to elaborate on “oversight” he plans to conduct of RFK Jr. after the CDC director was fired and…

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A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show​A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show 

A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show​A common nasal spray may block Covid infection, trial results show 

 The over-the-counter antihistamine works against a range of respiratory infections, including Covid, flu and RSV, according to researchers.  ​​The over-the-counter antihistamine works against a range of respiratory infections, including Covid, flu and RSV, according to researchers. 

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Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates​Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates 

Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates​Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates 

 President Donald Trump demanded that pharmaceutical companies release data pertaining to the success rates of their Covid “drugs” in order to clear up the what he called a discrepancy “mess” over the products, though some information already appears to be available.  ​​President Donald Trump demanded that pharmaceutical companies release data pertaining to the success rates of…

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