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Ousted FDA vaccine chief says US measles elimination status under threat
RFK Jr.'s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as ...
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Former CBER head Peter Marks says he blocked RFK Jr. from vaccine safety database before leaving FDA: AP
Right off the bat, the high-profile departure of Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., former director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics ...
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The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing
Texas child dies from the preventable disease, HHS Secretary Kennedy is now urging measles vaccination yet still touting unproven treatments.
Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from accessing ...
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RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after death of second child who was infected
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has traveled to the epicenter of Texas' measles outbreak after a second school-aged ...
Second child dies from measles-related causes as Texas outbreak continues to spread
A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was "receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized" and was not vaccinated.
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Should You Get A Measles Vaccine Booster? Here's What To Know.
As measles continues to spread through the U.S. with outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico and cases being reported in Washington, D.C., and 16 other states, experts advise people to ensure they’re ...
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Immunization Expert Dr. Peter Hotez Again Urges Vaccine as Measles Spreads Beyond Texas
Texas could be on the verge of spreading measles into a national epidemic and Dr. Peter Hotez, an expert on vaccines and public health, says the virus will “keep going until everyone gets ...