Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Stripping Away Public Health Protections Built Over a Century
More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections have been introduced in states across the U.S. this year.
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Kennedy Tries To Defend COVID-19 Vaccine Stance in Raucous Senate Hearing
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, tried to defend his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
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UNC Health Infectious Disease Researcher Defends mRNA Vaccine Methods After Federal Funding Cuts
Following the criticism of mRNA vaccine strategies by federal leaders, UNC Health’s Dr. David Wohl shared why he supports the research.
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CDC Shooting Marks Latest in a String of Hostility Directed at Health Workers. Many Aren’t Surprised
The attack in Atlanta happened in the face of ongoing public health misinformation and animosity about the safety of immunizations.
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RFK Jr. Pulls $500 million in Funding for Vaccine Development
Written by AMANDA SEITZ WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel...
Read MoreChatham County Roundup: Mike Zelek and Alec Higgins of the Public Health Department
Chatham County Public Health Department Director Mike Zelek and Population Health Data Scientist Alec Higgins join 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, July 29.
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RFK Jr. Ousts Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
On Monday, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed every member of a scientific advisory committee on how to use vaccines.
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WHO Declares mpox Outbreaks in Africa a Global Health Emergency as a New Form of the Virus Spreads
The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries.
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North Carolina GOP Lawmakers Agree to Add a Health Exemption to a Bill That Limits Masking
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina struck a compromise on a bill that now maintains a health exemption for masking in public while preventing the use of masks during criminal activity.
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Policy, Language and Tech: UNC’s Angel Hsu Discusses Combating Climate Change
Angel Hsu is an associate professor in UNC’s environmental ecology program. She recently spoke...
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