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The CDC still hasn't issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

CDC delay in finalizing pediatric COVID-19 vaccine guidelines prevents Vaccines-for-Children distribution, leaving children unvaccinated and prompting parental frustration and provider confusion.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
Public health

Major California health insurers side with Newsom and medical groups to cover COVID shots

West Coast Health Alliance and major insurers will continue broad COVID-19 vaccination recommendations and coverage through 2026, urging vaccination for everyone older than six months.
fromAxios
1 week ago

COVID shots and pregnancy: The high cost of confusion

Catch up quick: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's vaccine advisory panel voted that people - including those who are pregnant - should make their own individual decision about whether to get a shot in consultation with their health care provider, instead of broadly recommending the shot. That recommendation must ultimately be approved by the CDC. Back in May, Kennedy announced that the CDC no longer recommended the COVID vaccine for healthy pregnant women.
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2 weeks ago

CDC advisers vote to add new COVID vaccines rules that could discourage uptake

A panel of vaccine advisers to the federal government debated several changes to COVID-19 vaccine access in a chaotic meeting Friday, marked by confusion over processes, technical difficulties and passionate disagreement among members and other experts in attendance. Ultimately, the committee backed away from its most controversial proposal that called for states to require those who want a COVID-19 vaccine to get a prescription.
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2 weeks ago

Trying to get a COVID vaccine right now? Here's what to know

FDA limited authorization for current COVID shots to people 65 and older and to individuals at high risk for severe illness.
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fromKqed
4 weeks ago

In Rebuke of RFK Jr., the West Coast Unites on Vaccine Policy | KQED

California, Oregon and Washington formed the Western Health Alliance to issue coordinated vaccine recommendations independent of CDC guidance.
Education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Leniency on lice in schools meets reality

Many districts shifted from strict no-nit exclusions to nonexclusion policies, prompting parental backlash and some schools to reinstate stricter lice exclusion rules.
fromKqed
1 month ago

A Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Is Affecting Mostly Californians. Here's How to Check Your Eggs | KQED

If you bought these eggs, throw them away. You can also return them to where you bought them. The agency also recommends you use hot soapy water or a dishwasher to wash items or surfaces that may have touched the eggs. If you run a business that has purchased these eggs, the CDC urges that you do not sell or serve them.
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fromCbsnews
1 month ago

Pediatric group issues COVID-19 vaccine guidance for kids, which differs from CDC

The American Academy of Pediatrics is strongly recommending COVID vaccinations for children ages 6 months to 2 years old.
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