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Long Covid linked to heavier periods and risk of iron deficiency

Survey of 12,000 women also revealed severity of long Covid symptoms rose and fell across menstrual cycle

The Guardian - UK

Robert Kennedy Jr. Packs CDC Panel With Vaccine Skeptics Ahead of Key Vote On COVID-19 Shots

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has added five new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, just days before it reconvenes to vote on COVID-19 shots and other routine pediatric vaccine recommendations.

Benzinga

Kennedy's vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

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Synthetic kratom drug now blamed for at least three deaths in California

The dangerous synthetic supplement is marketed as a treatment for pain, anxiety and depression

The Independent UK

‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls

Despite vaccination hesitancy, the end may be in sight for cervical cancer, which kills 64% of women with the disease

The Guardian - UK

Pfizer, Moderna, BioNTech Stocks Tumble After Report Of Plan To Link COVID Vaccines To Child Deaths

Shares of COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE), BioNTech SE ADR (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) are trading lower Friday following a Washington Post report that Trump administration health officials intend to link the vaccines to 25 child deaths. This assertion is reportedly based on unverified submissions to the Vaccine…

Benzinga

Girl, 15, who died of meningitis ‘failed’ by ambulance service, inquest hears

Zara Cheesman, 15, became ill just days before she died of meningitis in December last year.

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Merck Advances Childhood Pneumococcal Care With Promising Vaccine Data

Merck Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Thursday released results from the Phase 3 STRIDE-13 trial evaluating Capvaxive (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Conference.

Benzinga

‘The chaos is the point’: tumult as Covid vaccine boosters deployed under RFK Jr

People attempting to obtain vaccine report major hurdles amid new limitations brought in by Trump health secretary

The Guardian - US

FDA Moves To Publicize Data On Pregnant Women's Covid Vaccine Side Effects

Top health officials under the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are intensifying efforts to gather and publicize data on potential harms caused by COVID-19 vaccines, particularly in pregnant women.

Benzinga

Rinse and repeat: US vaccine hearing on unpublished study debates same myths

Research comparing chronic illness in vaccinated and non-vaccinated kids had never been peer-reviewed, nor is any of its data available

The Guardian - US

What's Happening With Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Stock On Monday?

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) revealed data from Phase 3 trials in adults with moderate-to-severe cat or birch allergies on Monday. Both trials met their respective primary and key secondary endpoints.

Benzinga

As Covid surges in the US, Americans can’t get vaccinated: ‘terrified I might kill somebody’

The FDA is allowing the vaccine for people 65 and older, but younger people need to have an underlying condition

The Guardian - US

Florida's plan to drop school vaccine rule won't start for 90 days, won't cover all diseases

Florida has a plan to drop school vaccine mandates

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For some, a COVID-19 vaccine means jumping through hoops or hitting the road

The debut of updated COVID-19 vaccines has gotten off to a clunky start in many states

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s anti-science agenda will be catastrophic for the United States

The CDC – the federal agency in charge of protecting the health of Americans – is in shambles. And that is all thanks to one man

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr critic Paul Offit removed from FDA vaccine advisory committee

Offit, long-serving vaccine scientist, says he was not given a reason for dismissal after initially being offered extension

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The Guardian - AU

Long Covid has more than 200 potential symptoms. Selective gullibility is one of mine

When things are grim, the promises made by the wellness industry sound very appealing. I worry about how vulnerable this has made me

Evening Standard

Children and pregnant women in England to start receiving flu vaccinations

A booking system also opened on Monday for all eligible individuals to book to receive their winter flu jabs and Covid-19 vaccinations from October 1.

Evening Standard

Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine after baby death

It is the first fatal case of the infection in the UK this year.

AAP

Drug overdose deaths spark calls for national action

There's calls for a national strategy to help prevent fatal drug overdoses with a report revealing they continue to outstrip deaths on Australia's roads.

Al Jazeera

Who can get updated COVID-19 vaccines in the US now?

FDA has approved COVID shots for people aged 65+ and at high risk; others need a doctor’s order.

Evening Standard

NHS Chickenpox vaccine: Everything you need to know

The NHS is set to introduce a universal chickenpox vaccine programme for children in England, marking a major change from the current policy.

Evening Standard

Interactive map reveals huge variation in MMR vaccine uptake across London

The vaccination rate is as low as 60.8% in one east London borough

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