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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Vaccine Advisers Have Abandoned Plan To Rethink Covid Vaccine, Sources Say
The Washington Post: RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisers Drop Proposal To Revisit Covid-19 Shot
A key federal vaccine advisory panel has abandoned an attack on the covid-19 mRNA vaccines — a shift that comes as some Republicans warn that any more changes to vaccine policy could damage the party in the midterms. Some of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisers had been seeking to potentially stop recommending mRNA shots. That plan is no longer moving forward, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. (Sun and Roubein, 3/11)
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The Times: Couple Who Helped Create Covid Vaccine To Leave BioNTech
The husband and wife co-founders of the German biotech company behind the successful Covid-19 vaccine are to step down to launch their third start-up venture. Ugur Sahin, chief executive, and Ozlem Tureci, chief medical officer, of BioNTech, will leave the company they founded in 2008 by the end of the year, saying they were “ready to become pioneers again”. (Ralph, 3/10)
The Conversation: COVID Vaccination: We Now May Know Why Some People Developed Blood Clots
A rare clotting disorder puzzled doctors during the COVID vaccine rollout. New research reveals the unlikely chain of events that causes it. (Buka and Montague, 3/9)
CIDRAP: Omicron-Adapted COVID Vaccines May Reduce Death, Hospitalization Risk
Moderna’s Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines appear to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death in adults who are not pregnant or have a weakened immune system, according to a rapid review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. (Bergeson, 3/10)
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The New York Times: In Talking To Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate A Sea Of Misinformation
Practitioners nationwide are striving to do what’s best for children’s health, while staying supportive in the face of mistrust and confusion. (Mandavilli, 3/11)
