For some, Medicare isn’t covering the updated Covid vaccine yet​For some, Medicare isn’t covering the updated Covid vaccine yet 

For some, Medicare isn’t covering the updated Covid vaccine yet​For some, Medicare isn’t covering the updated Covid vaccine yet 

 Some older Americans on Medicare are facing an unexpected problem: The updated Covid shots — approved last month by the Food and Drug Administration for all adults 65 and up — aren’t being covered, forcing them to decide whether to pay out of pocket  ​​Some older Americans on Medicare are facing an unexpected problem: The updated…

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GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing​GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing 

GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing​GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing 

 Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the meeting  ​​Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday,…

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Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis​Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis 

Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis​Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis 

 The former president had Mohs surgery, used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer. He had a cancerous skin lesion removed in 2023 while he was in office.  ​​The former president had Mohs surgery, used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer. He had a cancerous skin lesion removed in 2023 while…

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GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines​GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines 

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines​GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines 

 Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on his skepticism of vaccines Thursday, arguing that his actions fly in the face of one of President Donald Trump’s biggest achievements.  ​​Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on his skepticism of vaccines Thursday, arguing that…

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RFK Jr. draws bipartisan pushback at Senate hearing over moves to limit vaccines​RFK Jr. draws bipartisan pushback at Senate hearing over moves to limit vaccines 

RFK Jr. draws bipartisan pushback at Senate hearing over moves to limit vaccines​RFK Jr. draws bipartisan pushback at Senate hearing over moves to limit vaccines 

 A rare display of bipartisan consensus was seen Thursday at a remarkably contentious Senate hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  ​​A rare display of bipartisan consensus was seen Thursday at a remarkably contentious Senate hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

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Ousted CDC chief warns that RFK Jr. is politicizing public health​Ousted CDC chief warns that RFK Jr. is politicizing public health 

Ousted CDC chief warns that RFK Jr. is politicizing public health​Ousted CDC chief warns that RFK Jr. is politicizing public health 

 Susan Monarez, who was recently forced to resign as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned Thursday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was actively seeking to undermine the scientific process used to make influential public health recommendations.  ​​Susan Monarez, who was recently forced to resign as director of the Centers for…

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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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