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College Vaccine Booster Mandates Don't Make Any Medical or Ethical Sense, New Study Concludes

College students should be able to use their own judgment on COVID boosters, not be forced into them by learning institutions.

Reason

The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5

The decision aims to better protect the littlest kids amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases around the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to sign off soon.

WEKU

House passes defense bill scrapping COVID vaccine mandate

A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military has passed the House

The Independent UK

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Omicron-fighting COVID vaccine authorized for kids as young as 6 months

The omicron-fighting COVID-19 vaccine is now approved for children ages 6 months and older, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Vaccine security an ongoing mission, forum told

SEOUL: South Korea has shown its commitment to Asean by sharing its experience and promoting partnerships to secure vaccine security, says the country’s Vice Foreign Affairs Minister.

Bangkok Post

Michael Hiltzik: Rescinding the military's COVID vaccine rule is the Democrats' dumbest compromise in the lame-duck session

If you need evidence that Congress is dominated by its stupidest members, look no further than the apparent agreement in the House to lift the requirement that members of the military be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times

Measles declared an imminent global threat by World Health Organization

A record number of nearly 40 million children missed at least one measles vaccine dose in 2021

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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

A shipment of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has infected 142 people and killed at least 56, health authorities said on Thursday.

Reuters

QAnon claims Kirstie Alley was murdered

Alley died of cancer at age 71, but conspiracy theorists cite her speaking out against vaccines

Salon

Florida’s surgeon general repeats opposition to COVID vaccines

As federal health officials embark on a campaign this week to get more Americans boosted for COVID, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is digging in on social media on an earlier claim that the mRNA vaccines are unsafe and linked to deaths from myocarditis.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: What end of vaccine mandate means for US troops

Congress’ move to eliminate the Pentagon mandate that all U.S. service members get the COVID-19 vaccine delivers a victory for lawmakers and troops who oppose getting the shot

The Independent UK

Tory MP urged to apologise and correct record on ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claim

Andrew Bridgen described mRNA vaccines as ‘experimental’.

The Independent UK

COVID-19, vaccine misinformation 'spiking' on Twitter after Elon Musk fires moderators

The volume of COVID-19 misinformation has jumped alarmingly on Twitter, while anti-vaccination networks that had formerly been dispersed are already reforming and reorganising, according to research.

ABC News

GP warns over Dangerous Strep A myth going viral on Tik Tok and says it's 'pure misinformation'

Social media videos are circulating linking Strep A to the flu vaccine

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

Are vaccines available for Strep A and scarlet fever?

UK outbreak has already led to the deaths of several children but health secretary insists no shortage of antibiotics available

The Guardian - AU

A royal commission gives New Zealand a chance to reckon with what Covid did to us

New Zealand needs a robust debate about the success of its elimination strategy in 2020, and the messy failure in late 2021

Manchester Evening News

Can you contract Strep A twice?

There is currently no vaccine protecting against infections such as strep throat

The Independent UK

Fit and healthy father diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer reveals first warning sign

Geoffrey Seymour discovered blood in his stool just before his 41st birthday, which turned out to be stage four cancer

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Wales Online

Liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against Covid

Vaccines are one of the most potent weapons in our pandemic response, but not everyone can benefit from them

Daily Mirror

Brits told when deadline is to get Covid jab protection in time for Christmas

Those eligible for Covid and flu jabs have been urged to get vaccinated in the next few days to ensure they are protected over the Christmas period, with cases on the rise

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn scientists made a universal flu vaccine using mRNA, and they plan to test it in humans

PHILADELPHIA — For years, scientists have tried, and failed, to make a one-and-done vaccine that would provide at least partial protection against all types of the flu.

The Independent UK

Congress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress

ABC News

JEV vaccine eligibility expanded in Riverland but concerns surprise power outages may spoil jabs

Thousands more people will be eligible for a vaccination against the Japanese encephalitis virus as the River Murray continues to rise in South Australia, but a pharmacist warns that power outages may spoil the vaccines.

Wales Online

Covid vaccines for babies as young as six months as UK approves Pfizer jab

Children between the age of six months and four years will receive a dose 10 times lower than that of the adult jab

AAP

NSW vax rollout 'efficient and effective'

The NSW government overcame supply uncertainties and technical challenges to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine both efficiently and effectively, a review has found.

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