Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2025
These are the states seeing the biggest impact from the flu tearing across the nation The virus is particularly serious for children, with one doctor warning parents too look out for three key symptoms The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’ Medics say the flu virus can cause very serious infections with lifelong implications for children, and especially infants. Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
One demographic urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’ Leading medical bodies representing more than 90,000 health professionals have issued an urgent plea The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025
More dialogue, less debate: At an ‘Ethics Bowl,’ students learn to handle tough conversations As Canadian federal election candidates prepared for their final debate in April 2025, youth across the country were preparing for collaborative conversations around timely and potentially divisive issues for the National Ethics Bowl at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. The Conversation · Dec 23, 2025
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025
Chaos could be coming for children's vaccines Copying Denmark's schedule could effectively gut vaccine manufacturers' legal protections. Axios · Dec 22, 2025
US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025
Nasdaq Leads as Tech Stages Late-Week Comeback: Stock Market Today Oracle stock boosted the tech sector on Friday after the company became co-owner of TikTok's U.S. operations. Kiplinger · Dec 19, 2025
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’ Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2025
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters closed. Parents canceled birthday parties, afraid their child might be the… The Conversation · Dec 19, 2025
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long The U.S. childhood immunization schedule, the grid of colored bars pediatricians share with parents, recommends a set of vaccines given from birth through adolescence to prevent a range of serious infections. The basic structure has been in place since 1995, when federal health officials and medical organizations first issued a… The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025
HPV Vaccine Guide for Women: When Is the Best Time to Get the Shot? Discover when women should get the HPV vaccine, how the vaccine works, who benefits most, and why timing matters for lifelong protection against HPV-related cancers. Medical Daily · Dec 18, 2025
Covid denier jailed for more than three years for calling for pandemic uprising Paul Martin, 60, made 16,000 posts on a Telegram group entitled The Resistance UK, which he joined in December 2020. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025
The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2025 CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year Americans told ‘time to get vaccinated is now’ as concerning mutation of influenza virus circulates in US
The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025 Olivia Nuzzi didn’t report what she knew about RFK Jr – could she have stopped his rise? In the ten months since his confirmation as United States Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has regularly made headlines. Last month, he instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to abandon its official position that vaccines do not cause autism.
The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025 Soaring demand causing shortage of flu jab appointments across England Few bookable slots left as NHS urges people to get vaccinated amid surge in cases because of new strain
The Texas Tribune · Dec 17, 2025 Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines Months after public health officials say they caused the nation’s largest measles surge in 30 years, some West Texas Mennonites have grown more skeptical of the mainstream medical system.
International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025 WHO Warns New Influenza Variant Linked to Severe Disease Surge, Symptoms to Watch Out For WHO warns a new influenza variant linked to severe disease is spreading globally, urging vaccination and awareness of symptoms.
The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025 CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine Change marks an abrupt end to 30 years of established medical guidance. and follows vote earlier this month
Axios · Dec 17, 2025 CDC drops hepatitis B shot recommendation for some infants The move marks the Trump administration's first major change to the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule.
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025 Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five-day walk-out starts The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025 CDC defends measles response as outbreaks continue to balloon across US: ‘Any attempts to spin this are baseless’ There have been more than 1,900 cases across the country so far in 2025 - reaching a 25-year high
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025 Super flu: Get the vaccine to protect grandma and grandad at Christmas, says London chief nurse Having the jab could be the ‘one of the greatest Christmas gift’ if it means not passing flu to a loved one, says top nurse Karen Bonner