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Democratic Senators demand that RFK JR recuse himself from vaccine matters if confirmed

Mon, 2025-02-03 17:23 — mike kraft
Democratic Senators demand health pick Kennedy's recusal from vaccine matters if confirmed Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S.
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Americans' support for school vaccine mandates remains strong, but opt-out options gain traction --poll

Wed, 2025-01-29 10:13 — mike kraft
Americans' support for school vaccine mandates remains strong, but opt-out options gain traction With President Donald Trump having threatened school vaccine mandates for children during his campaign, a new survey finds that nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults support requiring that children be ... Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Xpress

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Lawmakers in some U.S. states are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall

Mon, 2025-01-27 17:31 — mike kraft
State lawmakers are pushing for vaccine exemptions even as childhood vaccination rates fall Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. AP News

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U.S. childhood vaccination rates, a health bright spot in some states, are slipping

Tue, 2025-01-14 10:05 — mike kraft
Childhood vaccination rates, a health bright spot in struggling states, are slipping Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia have some of the highest childhood vaccination rates. Experts worry a rising tide of vaccine skepticism is causing those bright spots to dim. NBC News

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Misinformation issue: Medcal expert outlines plan to counter antivaccine movement's next phase

Fri, 2025-01-10 11:49 — mike kraft
Expert outlines plan to combat antivaccine movement's next phase In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, actively countering health disinformation, and state-level action to address ... Public Library of Science Medical Xpress

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Opinion: Public health experts concerned that measles and other diseases could increase in the U.S. if RFK Jr is confirmed

Mon, 2024-12-09 12:01 — mike kraft
How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch | CNN The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. CNN

 

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Health agencies warn of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head U.S. health agency

Mon, 2024-11-18 10:02 — mike kraft
CDC and WHO warn of rise in measles and decline in vaccinations The CDC and WHO teamed up to warn the world about a concerning explosion in measles cases, suggesting that drop off of vaccine rates is largely to blame Maiya Focht Daily Mail

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Since the Covid pandemic, the number of people skipping vaccinations has been increasing. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021. 

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Measles cases worldwide increase 20 percent -- WHO

Thu, 2024-11-14 19:17 — mike kraft
Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.   Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and … aoconnelld The Hill

Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.  

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Florida's childhood vaccination rate falls below safe rate--State's Surgeon General influence

Wed, 2024-11-13 12:25 — mike kraft
What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians. NPR

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Republican Congressman, a doctor, calls vaccine access for children and elderly "criticaly important"

Wed, 2024-09-18 14:27 — mike kraft

Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly ‘critically important’ 

Vaccine access of Americans, especially for children and the elderly, is “critically important,” Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said Tuesday.  

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The congressman said his biggest concern about the surviving vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is how it has spilled over into childhood vaccinations for diseases like the measles and mumps.

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