HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
The new initiative will focus on research using the beta-propiolactone vaccine platform
Antibiotic Exposure Before Age 2 May Increase Risk for Chronic Pediatric Conditions
Risk seen for asthma, food allergies, allergic rhinitis, and intellectual disability
Declining Childhood Vaccination May Increase Risk for Vaccine-Preventable Infections
Measles may reestablish endemicity, with an estimated 851,300 cases over 25 years at current vaccination rates
CDC Provides Update on Measles Outbreak in the United States
Outbreak mainly affected members of communities with low measles vaccination coverage in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
USDA Drops Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry Products
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, April 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has dropped plans to require poultry companies...
United States Seeing Uptick in Whooping Cough Cases
Number of cases this year has reached 8,485, twice as many as this time last year
Disparities Identified in Linkage to Care for Children With Hepatitis C
Hispanic/Latinx and White children have more than twofold and threefold increased odds of linkage to care, respectively, than Black children
Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and...
California Gives $25 Gift Cards to Boost Bird Flu Testing
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in California are now offering gift cards to encourage people near...
HHS Announces Plans to Pay Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Flu Vaccine
Government hopes to be prepared for possible bird flu pandemic or outbreak of other flu variations
