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Florida Gets Closer To Being a 'Free State' With Plan To End School Vaccine Mandate

Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo proposed ending the requirement that public school children be vaccinated, calling the mandate "slavery."

Reason

Florida's vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health

Florida is set to become the first state in the nation to remove vaccine mandates

The Independent UK

Senate clashes with RFK Jr over vaccine policies and CDC firings

RFK Jr faces bipartisan criticism for allegedly undermining vaccine trust and reshaping public health leadership.

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West Coast states join together to lead vaccine defense as red Florida ends mandate and DC skepticism grows

The states formed the alliance in response to ‘President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists’

The Independent UK

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Vaccine Shake-Up Sparks Coast-To-Coast Divide: West Coast Creates Health Alliance, Florida Rolls Back Requirements

California, Oregon and Washington have joined forces to create a regional vaccine alliance, moving away from federal guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Florida pushes in the opposite direction by eliminating all state vaccine mandates.

Benzinga

Florida Chooses 'Medical Freedom' As State Plans To End Vaccine Mandates, Even For Schools: Experts Warn Of 'Major Disaster' (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct year-to-date performance of Moderna stock.

Benzinga

Experts call on US Health Secretary RFK Jr to resign over misinformation

Health experts said Kennedy’s ‘repeated efforts to undermine science and public health’ left Americans ‘less safe’.

Al Jazeera

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FDA Official Pressures YouTube Into Removing a Channel For Posting His Own Vaccine Comments

Not long ago, conservatives were rightly concerned about jawboning. Now they're apparently happy to take part in it themselves.

Reason

California, Oregon and Washington ally on vaccines in rebuke to Trump’s CDC

Three Democratic governors create West Coast Health Alliance amid growing turmoil at US health agency under RFK Jr

The Guardian - US

Governors of Washington, Oregon and California form a health alliance

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Independent UK

Over 1,000 HHS staffers demand RFK Jr resign as civil war swirls over his remaking of the agency

Employees past and present come togther to express lack of confidence in Robert F Kennedy Jr over turbulent leadership of America’s public health institutions

The Independent UK

Rand Paul called out after saying gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis was one of four top CDC officials who resigned last week, citing changes under RFK Jr.

The Independent UK

What’s With the Return of Plastic Bag Fees in Some States?

During the early stages of the pandemic, many states and cities that had banned single-use plastic bags temporarily paused or reversed those laws. This was done out of an abundance of caution and in response to concerns about the cleanliness of reusable bags. However, as the public health situation has…

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Minister challenged over vaccination ‘crisis’

The public health minister was also quizzed over plans to improve the quality of baby food.

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AAP

Vape shops vanishing but illegal sales persist

A study has found dozens of specialist vape retailers have closed after tough laws restricting sales, but the harmful product remains available illegally.

AAP

Disease centre set to defend against future pandemics

COVID-19 won't be Australia's last health crisis, the health minister has warned, introducing laws to set up an agency protecting against pandemics.

The Independent UK

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Trump casts doubt on his own COVID vaccines program after RFK Jr threatens restrictions

Trump wants drugmakers to ‘justify the success’ of Operation Warp Speed following wave of CDC resignations and warnings from public health officials

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The Conversation

HIV is on the rise among older Africans, but care and research overlook this group – lessons from Kenya and South Africa

For decades, public health efforts across sub-Saharan Africa have focused on HIV prevention, testing and treatment campaigns on children, and women of reproductive age, overlooking the population at older ages.

The Conversation

Birth control in Africa: study tracks the use of long-acting contraception in 26 countries

Contraception, or birth control, can take a number of forms including drugs, devices, or surgery to prevent pregnancy. Methods can be long-acting or short-acting. Obasanjo Bolarinwa, who teaches public health and global healthcare management, unpacks his research into the use of long-acting contraceptives among sexually active women in 26 sub-Saharan…

The Conversation

Yaba’s grip: how cheap methamphetamine is fuelling Thailand’s addiction crisis

Yaba, a cheap and potent methamphetamine-caffeine pill often dubbed “crazy medicine”, has become one of Thailand’s most pressing public health crises. Easy to produce and widely available, yaba is used by everyone from factory workers seeking stamina to partygoers chasing a high.

Benzinga

Trump 'Must Fire' Robert F Kennedy Jr, Calls For Dismissal Get Louder — Don Beyer, Bernie Sanders, Wisconsin's Sara Rodriguez Join The Chorus

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under intense fire after his dismissal of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez set off resignations among top public health leaders and renewed calls for his removal.

The Conversation

What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world

Ever since Robert F Kennedy (RFK) Jr was appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been under pressure to abandon its traditional evidence-based approach to public health in America and across the world.

International Business Times

Directors Who Quit US Health Agency Warn It Is 'Destroying' Protections

Senior experts who recently resigned in protest from the top US public health agency denounced Sunday growing politicization of the organization, warning of a breakdown in the "firewall" between science and ideology.

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The Donald Trump administration is officially running out of people

He might soon not have enough manpower for "weaponizing" lives of millions of Americans.

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