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PublishedDecember 1, 2024
Trust in science hasn’t fully recovered from pandemic controversies
Despite a slight uptick in trust, scientists continue to face challenges in regaining public trust after the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2024
Trump’s medical ‘contrarians’ herald era of threats to vaccines
Donald Trump has picked a raft of medical contrarians and government outsiders to run the nation’s top health agencies, alarming experts who are bracing for changes to vaccines and other bedrock treatments.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2024
Trump’s RFK Jr. nomination raises the stakes for media reporting on health
Given his controversial views, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health Secretary could create challenges for credible news reporting on health topics. However, media can learn from the pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2024
Public health advocates rail against Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. for Cabinet post
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has made false claims about vaccines, has been tapped to become health and human services secretary in the Trump administration.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
How will Maine education be impacted by a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump's vows to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education could put school funding sources in jeopardy, and his policy positions could impact programs like Maine's free breakfast and lunch, and student vaccine mandates.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2024
How much influence could RFK Jr. have over vaccines in Trump’s government?
The longtime anti-vaccine activist could influence how the FDA and CDC approach the lifesaving shots.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Moderna slashes research budget as vaccine sales disappoint
The company is slowing its pace of studying new treatments in part because of recent commercial challenges.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
Gaza is vaccinating against polio. Is the virus a threat to the U.S.?
A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2024
Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines Saturday, a day before the large-scale rollout and planned pause in fighting agreed to by Israel and the United Nations World Health Organization.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2024
FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, that protection wanes.
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