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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNSix Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, AnsweredSince the first Covid-19 vaccines were authorized in December 2020, more than 672 million doses have been administered in the United States. For years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has broadly recommended up-to-date vaccination,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. purged all previous members of the vaccine panel and said appointing new ones would restore public trust in vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says that kids with no underlying health conditions "may receive" COVID-19 vaccines, dropping a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against the virus.
A medical officer at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was working on the committee that was weighing changes to the agency’s Covid-19 vaccine recommendations resigned on Friday, the same day officials the US Department of Health and Human Services announced they had removed the CDC recommendation for pregnant women and healthy children to get Covid-19 vaccines.
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Amazon S3 on MSNCDC: COVID-19 Outbreak May Be Past Peak as Medical Visits SlowThe CDC says Taiwan's COVID-19 outbreak may have peaked and could wind down by late July as the number of medical visits starts to slow.
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The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
A new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is spreading rapidly in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.
The CDC's recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine is changing for pregnant women and children. Here's what Kentucky experts have to say.