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US CDC vaccine advisory panel sets March meeting after delay
The committee, which makes recommendations on who should receive which vaccines, has historically guided US health insurance coverage and state policies on school-required vaccines.
Democratic-led states seek to block Trump administration from ending public health funding
US to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports
While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains
Africa reports 1,597 suspected monkeypox cases, 66 deaths this year - CDC
Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa. More than 30 countries where the viral disease is not endemic have reported outbreaks this year, most of them in Europe.
COVID-19: BA.4, BA.5 Omicron subvariants make up 13% of all US cases
BA.4 made up 5.4% of the variants in the country for the week ending June 4, according to CDC estimates, while BA.5 made up 7.6% of the variants during the same time.
Third case of monkeypox found in Israel
Over 1,000 monkeypox cases have been reported in 29 countries since early May, according to the CDC.
Teva, Allergan reach $161.5 million opioid settlement with West Virginia
The agreement is the largest state-negotiated settlement in West Virginia history and consists of $134 million in cash plus the contribution of drugs used to treat opioid overdoses.
WHO, CDC express concern of possible undetected monkeypox spread in UK
The WHO did not recommend any restrictions for travel to and trade with the United Kingdom based on available information at this time.
US FDA clears Pfizer's COVID booster shot for young children
Children below the age of five are not yet eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Amazon ends COVID paid leave for US workers
The changes come amid a stream of challenges for Amazon after a recent effort to unionize some warehouses.
Vaccines may have prevented 234,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US
An analysis of COVID-19 death data in the US showed that a quarter of overall deaths among adults could have been prevented with vaccines.
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 makes up about 35% of COVID variants in US - CDC
BA.2 is becoming more common in the US, as its circulation is up from 22.3% of all variants during the week that ended on March 12.
Bird flu poses 'low public health risk' amid outbreaks in 13 US states
CDC isn't overly concerned as Avian Influenza outbreaks were found in domesticated flocks in Maryland, Missouri, Indiana, Connecticut and Iowa last week.
