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Anna Kramvis – A big job in a small world

Frontiers

Vaccination programs have seen a considerable decrease in coverage, which could impact protection of infants and the burden of chronic hepatitis B. “As As a result of lockdown-imposed home births, critical birth-dose vaccinations have reduced. “The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted HBV research.

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We Cannot Let RFK Jr Lead Us Backwards in Health

The Health Care Blog

Through our Equitable Vaccines program, we use art, information and conversation to encourage vaccine confidence and educate the community about resources so that we can create a healthier community, and we’re proud to have helped deliver 650 vaccines across Georgia. Why does this matter to me?

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

To bolster these efforts, BCHC urges the federal government to provide sustained funding, flexible resource allocation, and direct support to local health agencies, ensuring preparedness for future public health emergencies.

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New Covid shots may be hard to come by for uninsured Georgians

HEALTHBEAT

Those would be distributed to county health departments and around 30 external providers through the state’s Adult Vaccine Program. But the agency has administered just 375 Covid vaccines so far this year. But we are working on it.”

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Slashed Federal Funding Cancels Vaccine Clinics Amid Measles Surge

KFF Health News

In Pima County, Arizona, officials learned that one of its vaccination programs would have to end early because the federal government took away its remaining $1 million in grant money. Please message KFF Health News on Signal at (415) 519-8778 or get in touch here. Learn more about KFF.

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Kennedy sends mixed vaccine messages amid Texas measles outbreak

The Hill

In a forward to a 2021 book written by the anti-vaccine group Childrens Health Defense, Kennedy wrote that measles outbreaks have been fabricated to create fear to inflict unnecessary and risky vaccines on millions of children. Its not necessarily wrong, but its not forthright, Parmet said. Its a half-attempted step.

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What RFK Jr. could — and couldn't — do with vaccines as HHS chief

The Hill

The secretary and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner can also select members of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Advisory Committee, which is another important federal advisory committee on vaccines, according to Joshua Michaud, associate director for global health policy at KFF.