The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — a panel of experts that advises on vaccine recommendations — voted 8-3 to end the universal recommendation for administering the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
Read More CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel votes to stop recommending routine hepatitis B shot at birth: ‘Individual-based decision making’
Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak.
Read More Preliminary tests find germ that causes botulism in ByHeart baby formula
A group of Democrat state governors launched a public health alliance to coordinate public health efforts, directly undermining Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Read More 15 Democrat governors launch public health alliance directly opposing RFK Jr.’s HHS
The Trump administration formally notified Congress that the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels this week, according to a New York Times report.
Read More Trump admin notifies Congress U.S. is in ‘armed conflict’ with ‘terrorist’ drug cartels following boat airstrikes
Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order protecting Pennsylvanians’ rights to access vaccines of their choice – a move he claims pushes back against efforts by the Trump Administration to limit that freedom.
Read More Pa. Gov. signs executive order to protect health care decisions, vaccine access
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee unanimously voted to drop its recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine, opting instead to recommend that the vaccine be administered “based on individual-based decision-making.”
Read More CDC panel drops COVID-19 recommendation, says decision should be ‘based on individual-based decision-making’