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![A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a gloved medical worker](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-covid-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
New COVID Vaccines Arrive as Many Are Poised to Lose Access to Free Shots
For the nearly 27 million uninsured adults, the new vaccines will only be available for free until August 31.
![A nurse prepares a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ, the site of the Ward 4 D.C. COVID Center, in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0823-covid-vaccine-400x300.jpg)
Summer COVID Wave Prompts Early Emergency Approval of New Vaccines
New shots from Pfizer and Moderna specifically target the KP.2 strain that has driven a large proportion of infections.
![A health care worker at a 24-hour drive-through site set up by Miami-Dade County and Nomi Health in Tropical Park prepares to administer a COVID-19 test on August 30, 2021, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-covid-testing-400x300.jpg)
Experts See Repeat of COVID Missteps in US Response to Bird Flu
It’s been nearly three months since the viral outbreak on dairy farms, yet the US has tested only about 45 people.
![Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1348073604-400x300.jpg)
FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men
Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments and blood vessels.
![Camera crews set up for reporter interviews in front of the SCOTUS building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0320-scotus-abortion-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Mifepristone Battle May Impact Many Regardless of State Abortion Laws
Medication abortion now makes up a majority of all abortions in the U.S.
![Fishery workers sort out seafood caught in offshore trawl fishing at Matsukawaura port in Soma City, Fukushima prefecture, on September 1, 2023, about a week after Japan began discharging treated wastewater from the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1218-fukushima-fish-400x300.jpg)
US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden’s Cancer Initiatives
Japanese seafood banned by China, Russia and South Korea is headed for U.S. military bases in Japan.
![A blister package of Mifepristone pills](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1213-mifepristone-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Access to Mifepristone Abortion Pill
The case, concerning the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, will be argued early next year.
![A Philips Respironics CPAP machine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/09/2023_0929-philips-400x300.jpg)
Philips Ignored Complaints About Breathing Machines Despite Evidence of Hazard
The company suppressed mounting evidence that its profitable breathing machines threatened users' health.
![A person holds a compact of birth control pills in both hands](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0510-birth-control-pills-400x300.jpg)
Advisory Panel Urges FDA to Approve Over-the-Counter Birth Control
The move could expand access to a key method of contraception without a prescription or age restrictions.
![An employee works at Humanwell PuraCap Pharmaceuticals, a major Chinese softgel pharmaceutical manufacturer, in China's Hubei province, October 25, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1236133654-400x300.jpg)
FDA Still Struggles to Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturers After COVID Delays
A series of deaths linked to bacteria-tainted eyedrops produced overseas has raised alarm over a lag in FDA inspections.