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Florida Defies CDC, Sides With Anti-Vax Parents Amid School Measles Outbreak
“This is not a parental rights issue,” said Florida’s former surgeon general. “It’s about protecting fellow classmates."
Commercialization Is Making Access to the New COVID Vaccine More Difficult
As health care inequities deepen, pharmaceutical giants and insurers are maximizing profits.
Big Pharma Company Stalled Tuberculosis Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits
Allowing a potentially lifesaving vaccine to languish shows the distressing reality of public health vaccine creation.
Henrietta Lacks Settlement Is a “Form of Reparations” for Biomedical Racism
“What happened to Henrietta Lacks didn’t just happen to her," says professor Dorothy Roberts.
6.7 Million Children Could Lose Health Coverage as COVID Protections Expire
GOP efforts to end pandemic emergency orders early would create “wide-ranging chaos” across the health care system.
Big Pharma Pushed Twitter to Hide Vaccine Equity Tweets, New Report Reveals
"Twitter was seemingly asked to shield the powerful from criticism,” said Maaza Seyoum of the People's Vaccine Alliance.
Moderna Faces Backlash for Plans to Markup COVID Vaccine by 4,000 Percent
Moderna's pricing plans come as the Biden administration transitions away from its free coronavirus vaccine program.
Conservatives Spread Anti-Vaccine Lies Immediately After Damar Hamlin Collapsed
The right flooded social media with debunked claims after the football player went into cardiac arrest on the field.
DeSantis Demands Study of COVID Vaccines
Without providing specifics, DeSantis made unfounded insinuations of "wrongdoing" by those who created the vaccines.
Drug Industry’s Chief Lobbying Group’s Revenue Surpassed $609 Million in 2021
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America spent more money than ever on lobbying the federal government.