Vaccine
Trump order reduces US vaccine schedule, seeks to split MMR shot, cites autism diagnoses
The order advances a goal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who has promoted a link between vaccines and autism that scientists have repeatedly debunked.
US Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after refusing to answer questioning
Senate panel obtains Fauci’s COVID-era iPhone records as contempt vote approaches - report
Trump vaccine policy reversal deepens rift with Health Secretary Kennedy - report
Battling conspiracies of a Western anti-fertility plot, Pakistan vaccinates girls against HPV
“I have heard that the vaccination is being used to make women infertile and reduce the population of Muslims,” Ali Sheikh, a mother of two in Karachi, told AP.
Over 1,700 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel
The areas currently defined as outbreak zones are Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modi’in Illit, Nof Hagalil, Kiryat Gat, Ashdod, and Safed.
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Measles outbreak in Israel kills three children in past week alone
Six children in total have died since the outbreak began, with the Health Ministry pushing a vaccination campaign to contain the disease.
US health secretary Kennedy considers adding autism symptoms to vaccine injury program - report
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program shields vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits and provides a fund to compensate individuals who experience serious reactions to covered vaccines.
Historic step: A new mandatory vaccine for your babies – how safe is it?
The RSV virus causes many hospitalizations among infants in the winter. Now, for the first time in Israel, a new vaccine has been added to the health basket.
Polio virus detected in Jerusalem, central Israel wastewater, Health Ministry confirms
The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from Bnei Brak, Ramle, Lod, and the Shafdan treatment facility, following earlier findings in the Jerusalem area.
Grapevine: Miss Jerusalem of vision
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israeli researchers develop world-first mRNA vaccine against deadly bacteria
TAU’s vice president for research and development said that they worked on the project for two-and-a-half years and were very satisfied with their discoveries.
Israeli researchers develop world's first mRNA-based vaccine against bacterium
The team from Tel Aviv University developed a vaccine to combat the bacterium that causes the black plague, using the same system as with the COVID-19 vaccines.
