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US CDC changes language, keeps modified recommendation of COVID vaccines for healthy kids

Fri, 2025-05-30 15:20 — mike kraft

CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations. AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language that those groups should get the shots.

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Under RFK Jr policy changes, COVID shots could cost $200 for those under 65

Thu, 2025-05-29 11:13 — mike kraft

Want a COVID vaccine? It could cost you $200. The Trump administration's COVID-19 vaccine policy changes mean anyone who is healthy and under 65 will likely have to pay out of pocket for the shot. Karen Weintraub USA TODAY

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Texas lawmakers, amid measles outbreak, pass bill making it easier to request vaccine exemptions

Wed, 2025-05-28 18:12 — mike kraft

New Texas bill makes it easier to request vaccine exemptions Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, despite the current measles outbreak in West Texas. ABC News ABC News

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RFK Jr's CDC recomendations to drop COVID vaccinations for healthy children, pregnant woman criticized by specialists

Wed, 2025-05-28 17:29 — mike kraft

Healthy Returns: RFK Jr.’s Covid vaccine recommendation change could threaten health, access The CDC stopped recommending Covid shots for healthy children and pregnant women, while Hinge Health makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot CNBC

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U.S. FDA advisors recommend vaccine manufacturers target strains related to JN.1 variant.

Fri, 2025-05-23 12:50 — mike kraft

Vaccine advisers to the FDA recommended changes to COVID vaccines Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines. NPR

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Opinion: Transparency needed in Trump administration's key COVID vaccine decisions

Thu, 2025-05-22 12:26 — mike kraft

Viewpoint: Making key COVID vaccine decisions without input, transparency is a public disservice Strengthening trust in public health, especially around big changes to vaccine policy, requires transparency, including letting the American people know what data you're using to make them. CIDRAP

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U.S. FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation

Thu, 2025-05-22 12:16 — mike kraft

FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart condition after vaccination. Jen Christensen CNN

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U.S.FDA will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Tue, 2025-05-20 19:45 — mike kraft

FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65 Critics say shift will negatively impact people who are not high-risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease The Guardian

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U.S. FDA approves Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but only for older and high risk people.

Mon, 2025-05-19 08:42 — mike kraft

After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk | CNN After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter from the agency, but only for people 65 and older and those 12 and up who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk of severe illness. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Some U.S. states loosen vaccine rules despite measles outbreak.

Thu, 2025-05-08 11:00 — mike kraft

States loosen vaccine rules — even as measles outbreak rages With a longtime vaccine skeptic serving as the country’s top health official, the movement is likely to make further inroads. Lauren Gardner Politico

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