News | Environment & Health 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." By Amy Maxmen , KFFHealthNews February 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Commercialization Is Making Access to the New COVID Vaccine More Difficult As health care inequities deepen, pharmaceutical giants and insurers are maximizing profits. By Laura Weiss , Prism October 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Anna Maria Barry-Jester , Propublica October 4, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice 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. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 10, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 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. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 3, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Demands Study of COVID Vaccines Without providing specifics, DeSantis made unfounded insinuations of "wrongdoing" by those who created the vaccines. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 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. By Donald Shaw , Sludge December 2, 2022 Truthout