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US to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports
Federal health officials are weighing vaccine guidance and moving away from the CDC's current model of universal recommendations for childhood vaccination.
While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website
Third case of monkeypox found in Israel
Over 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 29 countries since early May, according to the CDC.
Teva, Allergan reach $161.5 million opioid settlement with West Virginia
The agreement is the largest state-negotiated settlement in West Virginia history and consists of $134 million in cash plus the contribution of drugs used to treat opioid overdoses.
WHO, CDC express concern of possible undetected monkeypox spread in UK
The WHO did not recommend any restrictions for travel to and trade with the United Kingdom based on available information at this time.
US FDA clears Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children
Children below the age of five are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Amazon ends COVID paid leave for US workers
The changes come amid a stream of challenges for Amazon after a recent effort to unionize some warehouses.
Vaccines may have prevented 234,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US
An analysis of COVID-19 death data in the US showed that a quarter of overall deaths among adults could have been prevented with vaccines.
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up about 35% of COVID variants in US - CDC
BA.2 is becoming more common in the US, as its circulation is up from 22.3% of all variants during the week that ended on March 12.
Bird flu poses 'low public health risk' amid outbreaks in 13 US states
CDC isn't overly concerned as Avian Influenza outbreaks were found in domesticated flocks in Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, Connecticut and Iowa last week.
Africa CDC talking to Pfizer about importing its COVID treatment pill
Governments around the world are scrambling to buy Paxlovid, while Merck's Molnupiravir has faced setbacks after disappointing trial data.
COVID-19: Omicron pushes US hospitalizations toward record high
Hospitalizations have increased steadily since late December as Omicron quickly overtook Delta as the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States.
