The ANC’s National Working Committee meeting, which was expected to debate about the reinstatement of two Limpopo leaders linked to the VBS-heist, has been postponed. PHOTO: Thapelo Maphakela/Gallo Images The ANC's NWC meeting has been called off.The party cited "unforeseen circumstances" - but some say it is due to the pandemic having hit one of…
By Sarah Kreuger, WRAL Durham reporterDurham, N.C. — According to experts, a vaccine for coronavirus could be available to the American Public by 2021. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci cautions the public that the timeline is fluid. "Although you can never guarantee at all the safety and efficacy of a vaccine until you actually test it…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to