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CDC Panel Recommends Major Changes to Childhood Vaccination Schedule

Lead CDC vaccine advisers voted Thursday to drop the combined MMRV shot for children under 4 and deferred a decision on univers...

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CDC Panel Recommends Against MMRV Shot, Defers Hepatitis B and COVID Votes

In Atlanta on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to ...

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US Vaccine Panel Bars Combined Measles Shot for Young Children

Lead A CDC advisory committee voted on Thursday to remove guidance allowing the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV)...

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CDC Declares Chagas Disease Endemic in U.S. as “Kissing Bugs” Spread

Lead Health officials announced today that Chagas disease, transmitted by “kissing bugs,” now occurs regularly in parts of the ...

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Tonix In-licenses New Monoclonal Antibody for Seasonal Lyme Prevention

Lead Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced today it has acquired worldwide rights to TNX-4800, a Phase 2/3-ready monoclonal antibody ...

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IDSA Urges Postponement of ACIP Meeting Amid CDC Leadership Turmoil

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today called for a delay of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...

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Ex-CDC Director Monarez Accuses RFK Jr. of Politicizing CDC in Senate Hearing

Lead: Former CDC Director Susan Monarez told the Senate HELP Committee today that Health Secretary Robert F. K...

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Marino Reveals Nearly Two-Decade Liver Disease Battle

Lead: Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino disclosed on Monday that he has been managing a serious liver condit...

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NBC Investigation Reveals Growing Vaccine Divide Threatening U.S. Children

NBC News released a comprehensive investigation today showing childhood vaccination rates are plummeting across the United Stat...

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Lower Methimazole Dose Before Discontinuation Cuts Graves’ Relapse Risk

Lead A retrospective Japanese study presented today shows that tapering methimazole to 1.25 mg/day or lower before stopping tre...