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A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need
A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need
Arthur Allen, KHN
February 6, 2023
11:30 am

A glitch in congressional language may make it difficult to allow children from low-income families to get the shots as readily as the well-insured.

Black Health rolls out Get Me Vaxxed campaign as Black History Month begins
Black Health rolls out Get Me Vaxxed campaign as Black History Month begins
Lecia Bushak
February 1, 2023
11:49 am

Only a small fraction of kids aged six months to four years old have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and that number is even smaller among Black children.

Moderna’s RSV vaccine nabs FDA breakthrough designation
Moderna’s RSV vaccine nabs FDA breakthrough designation
Jack O'Brien
January 30, 2023
10:36 am

The announcement came less than two weeks after Moderna released results indicating its RSV vaccine was effective in protecting older adults.

Bristol Myers Squibb to settle lawsuit with two employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Bristol Myers Squibb to settle lawsuit with two employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Lecia Bushak
January 27, 2023
12:24 pm

The employees sued the company after BMS allegedly rejected their bids for religious exemption from vaccination.

An unsettled debate: COVID vaccination remains polarizing in the U.S.
An unsettled debate: COVID vaccination remains polarizing in the U.S.
MM+M Staff
January 27, 2023
10:30 am

The results of a recent survey varied wildly by ethnicity, household income, mother’s education level and, perhaps least surprisingly, uptake of flu vaccines.

Aaron Rodgers calls out Big Pharma over 2021 COVID-19 vaccine controversy
Aaron Rodgers calls out Big Pharma over 2021 COVID-19 vaccine controversy
Jack O'Brien
January 26, 2023
10:33 am

Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, made the comments about not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday.

Latino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated
Latino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated
Heidi de Marco, KHN
January 24, 2023
2:10 pm

Community health groups in California and across the country are training teens, many of them Hispanic or Latino, and deputizing them to serve as health educators at school, on social media, and in communities where covid vaccine fears persist.

J&J halts HIV vaccine trial, cuts COVID vaccine production: reports
J&J halts HIV vaccine trial, cuts COVID vaccine production: reports
Jack O'Brien
January 19, 2023
12:34 pm

The vaccine developments come at a pivotal time for the pharma giant.

Moderna: RSV vax effective in protecting older adults
Moderna: RSV vax effective in protecting older adults
Lecia Bushak
January 18, 2023
12:56 pm

The announcement affirms pharma’s push into the mRNA space to prevent respiratory disease.

In latest Pfizer COVID-19 ad, Martha Stewart asks: Got Booster?
In latest Pfizer COVID-19 ad, Martha Stewart asks: Got Booster?
Jack O'Brien
January 13, 2023
10:07 am

The pharma giant’s commercial features America’s premier homemaker, a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and a sword.

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