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AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil
Washington Post The American Medical Association and a partner group are taking on a new role in reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness as the CDC’s review process faces criticism. The American Medical Association and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a system to review vaccine safety and […]
Feb 11, 2026
US participating in influenza vaccine meeting: WHO
The Hill The U.S. will participate in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) upcoming meeting on the composition of the influenza vaccine despite officially withdrawing from the global group last month. The WHO will meet on Feb. 26 in Turkey to discuss the composition of the 2026-2027 flu vaccine for the northern hemisphere. “The vaccine composition […]
Feb 11, 2026
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
NYT The vaccine maker’s shots involve the successful Covid vaccines’ RNA technology. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broadly rejected it, canceling millions of dollars in research projects. The vaccine maker Moderna said on Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration had notified the company that the agency would not review its mRNA flu vaccine, the […]
Feb 11, 2026
South Carolina Measles Outbreak Becomes Largest In U.S. History Since First Elimination
Forbes South Carolina’s growing measles outbreak is now the largest in United States history since the contagious viral disease was declared eliminated more than two decades ago in the wake of widespread vaccinations, according to a report from CNN. Big Number 88%. That’s the proportion of measles cases in South Carolina that have appeared in unvaccinated individuals, according […]
Jan 28, 2026
What to know about the deadly Nipah virus, amid outbreak in India
Washington Post Some airports in Asia are on alert after confirmed cases in West Bengal of Nipah virus, which has no cure. South Asia sees outbreaks nearly every year. Airports in Southeast Asia are on alert this week after the confirmation of an outbreak of Nipah virus, which has no known cure, in West Bengal, […]
Jan 28, 2026
ACIP Chair Questions Need for Polio Vaccine, and Draws Swift Rebuke
MedPageToday Moving away from routine vaccines “does not increase freedom — it increases suffering,” says AMA Medical societies and patient advocacy groups slammed recent remarks made by the chair of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that included questioning whether all children should receive the polio vaccine. In a wide-ranging interview on the Jan. […]
Jan 28, 2026
H9N2 avian influenza cases reported in China
Outbreak News Today According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, from 9 to 15 January 2026, three new cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) virus were reported. All three cases were reported from China. The first case is a five-year-old male from Hubei Province, with an onset of symptoms on […]
Jan 21, 2026
RFK Jr. is moving to remake a little-known vaccine panel. It could have big consequences
STAT Kennedy has indicated that he wants to revamp the system that compensates people who are injured by vaccines. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be reshaping another little-known piece of federal vaccine infrastructure, a move that could have big consequences for the availability of immunizations in the U.S. Kennedy has removed at least four […]
Jan 21, 2026
The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent
NPR The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, […]
Jan 14, 2026
Medical Groups Will Try to Block Childhood Vaccine Recommendations
NYT The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public. Six leading medical organizations plan to ask the courts to throw out revisions to the childhood vaccination schedule announced last week by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and […]
Jan 14, 2026