Public money, private patents? Unravelling India’s opacity over its Covid vaccines Public money, private patents: Unravelling India’s opacity over its Covid vaccines Newslaundry · Mar 25, 2025
N.C. Court on Compensation for (Apparently Unauthorized) Forced Vaccination by School The court concludes that the federal 2005 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act preempts state battery claims, but not state constitutional law claims. Reason · Mar 24, 2025
Woman Compensated for Vaccine Injury Seeks to Have Name Redacted Because She Works in Vaccine-Related Public Relations "She 'does not want her experience with [a] poorly administered vaccine to become a story in itself that would interfere with her ability to advocate for vaccinations at large.'" Reason · Mar 24, 2025
‘The goal is to disassemble public health’: experts warn against US turn to vaccine skepticism As measles sickens hundreds and health secretary RFK Jr spreads dubious information, experts sound the alarm The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025
Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’ There were 18 cases in NSW in 2024 – up from six in 2023 – while in Victoria there have already been 13 cases so far this year, compared with 16 in 2024 The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2025
More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025 The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2025
'Completely unethical': Women excluded from life-saving vaccine WOMEN in Scotland are being left at risk of a killer cancer because of the refusal to fund a preventative vaccine through the NHS, according to a… The National (Scotland) · Mar 23, 2025
Here’s how to tell if you need another measles shot as cases rise across the U.S. Cases continue to spread throughout the U.S. Fortune · Mar 21, 2025
Are you protected against measles? Do you need a booster shot? Everything you need to know about immunity There have been hundreds of measles cases reported in the U.S. since the beginning of the year. Here's what you need to know about measles immunity. LiveScience · Mar 21, 2025
Two die from chikungunya as virus spreads on France's Reunion Island A mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people on France's Reunion Island, local authorities said on Friday. Radio France Internationale · Mar 21, 2025
Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say Public health experts say Texas needs better messaging on vaccinations and quarantining and more people conducting contact tracing to contain the spread. The Texas Tribune · Mar 21, 2025
US agriculture department announces $100m in funding for bird flu vaccine research Research to be funded even as health secretary RFK Jr suggested letting disease run freely for birds to develop immunity The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025
Anti-Vaxx Mom Whose Daughter Died From Measles Says Disease 'Wasn't That Bad' The parents of a Texas child who died from measles appeared in a video formulated by an anti-vaccine group where they continued to push against vaccines. Latin Times · Mar 20, 2025
Half of Reform UK voters don’t believe in the Covid vaccine, poll shows Backers of Reform UK are significantly more likely than the general public to not have taken Covid vaccines, a poll has found The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025 Measles cases are on the rise − here’s how to make sure you’re protected The measles outbreak that started in Texas in late January continues to grow. As of March 18, 2025, confirmed cases in the outbreak, which now spans Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, reached 321, surpassing the number of confirmed cases recorded for all of the U.S. in 2024. The vast majority…
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 Debunked myths that vaccines cause autism are increasing stigma As parents resist vaccines over vague potential harms, advocates call it a case of ‘morals more than science’
The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025 ‘It’s not a vaccine, it’s a shot’: uncovering a new trend in vaccine scepticism It has long been recognised that attitudes towards vaccines may be vaccine-specific, so that people may take up some, but not others.
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 National Institutes of Health officials reportedly told scientists to erase mRNA vaccine references on grants ‘Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,’ one scientist reportedly warned
Reason · Mar 17, 2025 "Specific Relief Against Sweeping Executive Decrees," from Prof. James Pfander (Northwestern) I'm very glad to pass along this item from Prof. James Pfander about Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy… The post "Specific Relief Against Sweeping Executive Decrees," from Prof. James Pfander (Northwestern) appeared first on Reason.com.
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Europe had worst measles outbreak since 1997 – new data Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024 – about double the number from 2023.
Reason · Mar 16, 2025 Researchers Used Mosquitos To Deliver Malaria Vaccines What if mosquitoes could deliver not just the disease but the protection to an infection that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually?
Reason · Mar 14, 2025 Are COVID-19 Vaccines Safe and Effective? Five years after Donald Trump declared a national COVID-19 emergency, here's what the research says.
Kiplinger · Mar 14, 2025 This Measles Side Effect Can Undo Years of Immunity: Are You Safe? Older adults may lack protection from measles, which can cause their immune systems to "unlearn" previous defenses to infectious diseases. Here's what to do.
The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025 Simple strategies can boost vaccination rates for adults over 65 − new study Knowing which vaccines older adults should get and hearing a clear recommendation from their health care provider about why a particular vaccine is important strongly motivated them to get vaccinated. That’s a key finding in a recent study I co-authored in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines Robert F