Vaccines
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Vaccine records aren’t up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public healthOver half of Toronto and Ottawa students lack up-to-date vaccine records, exposing flaws in Ontario’s outdated reporting system as measles threatens Canada’s elimination status.CanadaOct 31
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Vaccine report card grades Manitoba C+The annual report found Manitoba is doing well when it comes to educational resources and access to publicly funded shots at clinics and pharmacies.ConsumerOct 14
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U.S. panel revises childhood vaccine schedule for combined MMRV shotThe CDC advisory group recommended against allowing parents to choose the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before age four.HealthSep 18
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Florida to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the stateSurgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo cast current requirements in schools and elsewhere as an 'immoral' intrusion on people’s rights, bordering on 'slavery.'U.S. NewsSep 3
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RFK Jr. cancels $500 million in funding for vaccine developmentRobert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized mRNA vaccines in a video, explaining the decision to cancel projects being led by the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies.U.S. NewsAug 6
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Polio was nearly eradicated. Here’s why it’s making a comebackThe World Health Organization and partners embarked on their polio campaign in 1988 with the bold goal of eradication — a feat seen only once with smallpox in 1980.HealthAug 5
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Over 14M children estimated not to have received single vaccine in 2024: UNOfficials acknowledged that the collapse of international aid this year will make it more difficult to reduce the number of unprotected children.HealthJul 15
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‘Breach of trust’: Critics slam Ottawa’s vaccine injury program ‘failure’A Global News investigation uncovered complaints against the federal government’s support program for Canadians who suffered vaccine injuries.CanadaJul 6
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U.S. pulls support from global vaccines group. What to knowGavi has paid for more than one billion children to be vaccinated through routine immunization programs, saving an estimated 18 million lives.HealthJun 26
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RFK Jr. taps new vaccine advisers days after firing previous panelKennedy chose new members to sit on the committee, including a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and a leading critic of pandemic-era lockdowns.U.S. NewsJun 12
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