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How huge health funding cuts in Washington ‘put lives at risk’ in communities across America
In Chicago, one-time COVID grants made up 51% of the health department budget, and their ending will push staff numbers below the pre-pandemic level of 588, slowing responses to outbreaks and forcing ...
Takeaways from AP’s report on how federal public health cuts are affecting communities across the US
State and local health departments depend on federal money and support. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said the coronavirus vaccine would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still ...
FDA approves Moderna's new lower-dose COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it ...
CDC adjusts COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for children
Despite HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s assertions that the vaccine would be removed from the childhood vaccine ...
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MAHA report on chronic disease in US kids includes fake citations, other errors
A Trump administration report outlining the potential factors related to the rise in chronic diseases in US children cites ...