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After pushback, the agency reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application after all.
The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.
Meat and full-fat dairy are in. Ultra-processed foods are out. And there’s a new, inverted food pyramid.
A communications researcher lays out the dynamics of conspiracy theory belief and why they gain traction in times of anxiety and uncertainty.
In England, there are around 4,500 hospital admissions a year due to chickenpox.
The announcement creates a conundrum for those communicating science to the public.
Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.
The CDC’s current crisis has been building since Trump’s first week in office and boiled over after Kennedy fired the agency’s newly appointed director.
Florida plans to scrap all vaccine mandates for school students, with the state’s governor describing them as ‘slavery’. Here’s what this could mean.
Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a key institution when it comes to public health in the US, but it’s also instrumental in global health.
The 40-year-old ‘vaccine court’ relies on scientific evidence to determine whether a person experienced harm from a routine vaccination.
Vaccines saved 154 million lives. But as fear of disease fades, so does protection – raising the chilling prospect of a return to the pre-vaccine era.
The situation in the US is deeply concerning – for vaccine uptake and for the impacts globally.
Robert F Kennedy Jr recently said the MMR vaccine contains fetal debris and DNA fragments. This is where these claims come from, and why there’s no need to worry.
Reading and writing poetry, which is anchored in patterns of words, images, sounds and forms, is particularly well suited for people with autism.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been confirmed as the US health secretary. Here’s why this is bad news for America and the world.
Donald Trump has renewed fears that vaccines might cause autism.
Donald Trump may need advisers who can stand up to him and give a reality check.
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