Despite some vocal attacks against vaccines, a poll conducted by Republican pollsters — including Donald Trump’s chief pollster — shows “that there is broad unity across party lines supporting vaccines such as measles (MMR), shingles, tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (TDAP), and Hepatitis B.” NBC News reported that the poll results were made known to Republican…
Florida could become the first state to remove vaccine mandates for school
Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, the Florida surgeon general, announced at an event on Wednesday that the Department of Health, working with the governor, would “end all vaccine mandates in Florida law.” He also compared vaccine mandates to slavery. “Your body is a gift from God. What you put into your body is because of your…
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID vaccine approved for individuals at increased risk
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced today that the FDA has approved their COVID-19 vaccine for adults ages 65 and older and individuals from 5 to 64 years old who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19. The approval comes amidst the development of a…
Pregnancy associated with less long COVID: Researchers call for studies on protective biology
A recent study published this week, on April 1, 2025, found that pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection may have a lower risk of developing long COVID compared to non-pregnant women. This finding, detailed in Nature Communications, shed light on pregnancy’s protective effects. The large-scale retrospective study, conducted under the guidance of researchers from Weill Cornell…