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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The program provides a system of no-fault compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified childhood vaccines. A total of
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The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued a decision awarding attorneys' fees and costs to petitioner William Bartoszek in the case No. 17-1254V. The petition was filed on September 14, 2017, alleging that Bartoszek suffered Guillain Barre Syndrome as a result of a Prevnar-13 vaccination. On February
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Petitioner Marie Moray, having filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) for compensation related to a shoulder injury caused by a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, was recently awarded compensation by the Court of Federal Claims. Following this decision, Moray's counsel submitted a motion for attorney&
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Vaccine advisory committees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seen significant reductions in reported conflicts of interest over the past two decades. Despite this, recent moves to overhaul these committees have sparked concerns about industry influence. A new study
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Research findings on the co-infection dynamics of COVID-19 and Monkeypox (Mpox) have been discussed in a new report by scientists at Georgia Southern University. The study highlights the importance of understanding the relationship between these two viral infections, which have similar modes of presentation, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. The research
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Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a press conference with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to slam Secretary of Health
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the guidelines for vaccination have undergone significant changes, particularly for younger individuals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the updated COVID-19 vaccines only for people ages 65 or older, and for those younger, only if they have one or more health
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Senator Edward J. Markey, top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has released a tracker to document the "dangerous actions" taken by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. since his confirmation in
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A leading medical adviser to anti-vax Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that King Charles and Kate Middleton may have developed cancer from the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist who advises the RFK Jr.-linked activist group MAHA Action, believes the COVID mRNA vaccine could
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A Senate Finance Committee hearing, initially billed as a discussion on President Donald Trump's healthcare agenda, turned into a fiery exchange between lawmakers and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his stance on vaccines. Senate Republicans, including doctors turned legislators, expressed concern over
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Senator Peter Welch's scathing review of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) highlighted the Secretary's failure to lower health care costs, despite promises made to the Senate Finance Committee. Senator Welch also
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Public health is facing a significant challenge in England as childhood vaccination rates plummet. According to the UK Health Security Agency, almost one in five children starting primary school this year are not fully protected against several serious illnesses. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) jab has seen its uptake
