A top U.S. scientist behind groundbreaking research in cancer and HIV/AIDS is warning that a vaccine for the coronavirus may never be found, as the number of global COVID-19 infections surged past 5 million on Thursday.William Haseltine, who has also worked on human genome projects, said that while a COVID-19 vaccine could be developed, “I…
BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesRoutine vaccinations for young children in the United States fell during the first half of this year as more Americans skipped routine doctor visits and stayed home due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC…
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Alarmed by a dramatic drop in routine pediatric vaccinations since the start of the coronavirus scare, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week issued an urgent call to parents to take their children to the doctor for routine well-child checkups and vaccinations.Researchers recently compared orders for federally funded vaccines for the first four…
diagnosed with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome, the first known case in Oregon of a newly discovered syndrome linked to COVID-19.The syndrome, according to Dr. Mark Buchholtz, a pediatric critical care physician at Randall, is similar to Kawasaki disease, an illness that causes inflamed blood vessels. But the syndrome presents somewhat differently.Coronavirus in Oregon: Latest news…
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