4/8/2016 - The former chief scientific officer for Britain's Department of Health who was responsible for deciding if medicines and vaccines were safe for use among the general public says his former employer is guilty of "utterly inexplicable complacency" regarding the mumps, measles and rubella...
Asked about Walensky’s comments at another briefing later in the day, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the CDC hasn’t issued official guidance on teacher vaccinations and measures needed for safe school reopenings. The White House would “certainly defer to that, which we’...
During Wednesday’s regular meeting, School Board members unanimously approved a resolution that “urges” the Washington State Board of Health to consider making the COVID vaccine a requirement for children ages 5 and older once it’s been fully approved by t...
Rita Lomio, an attorney with the nonprofit Prison Law Office that sought the order, said she doesn’t see a plausible ground for the union to appeal the mandate because there is "such a clear factual and legal basis for it." "We think it’s terrific. We think it’s needed," she sa...
Conversely, immunization visits provide an opportunity for delivery of other much needed preventive services recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Immunization coverage has been shown to be a marker for delivery of other important preventive health care services in children.45 Assessing days...
A consistent supply of many different vaccines is needed to support this effort. Recent childhood vaccine shortages have prompted federal authorities to recommend deferring some immunizations and have caused states to reduce immunization requirements. At the state and local levels, 49 state immunization...
Children that young "simply do not have fully developed decision-making skills needed to weigh the risks and benefits and make a truly informed decision," said Sabrina Sandoval, a school psychologist who opposed the measure. SEE ALSO: California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools "Kids...
but when things go wrong we blame the government and further de-regulate business. We give Big Pharma a green light to maximize profits on prescription drugs, but don’t hold them accountable to provide vaccines that are needed to prevent flu. And then we blame the problem on today’s liti...
200 million doses in American arms by the end of April (Biden’s 100 days) means 100 million people fully vaccinated, approximately 30 percent of the US population, or less than half of the level needed for herd immunity. Even adding the immunity of people who’ve had the virus doesn’...
Our results qualitatively agree with previous studies17,23that supporting non-pharmaceutical measures might be needed during vaccination campaigns to slow down the epidemic and increase its effectiveness. We also share the conclusion of other modeling teams that vaccines mediated by a reduction in suscept...