Hochul to Sign Order to Get Around U.S. Limits on Covid Vaccine

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.

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Health Dept. Plans Vaccine Poll Run by Trump Ally’s Firm

The no-bid contract was published amid Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to move the nation’s health infrastructure away from some vaccines.

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Whistle-Blower Complaints Detail Tension Over Vaccines at N.I.H.

Two former agency leaders said the administration’s “hostility” toward vaccines had spread to the agency’s top ranks.

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RFK Jr. Faces Senate Grilling After Vaccine Changes and C.D.C. Shake-Up

Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent actions contradict pledges he made about vaccine access in order to win confirmation.

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Kennedy to Add New Members to Vaccine Advisory Panel

The health secretary fired the original committee members in June, replacing them with some who have been critical of vaccines.

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Florida Moves to End Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren

The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.

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F.D.A. Official Overruled Scientists on Wide Access to Covid Shots

The agency’s staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.

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Snubbing RFK Jr., States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Florida Says It Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates

The state would be the first to scrap requirements that children be vaccinated to attend school, among other rules.

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Snubbing Kennedy, States Announce Plans to Coordinate on Vaccines

Governors in California, Oregon and Washington said their states would work together on vaccine guidance in a time of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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