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Why some Latino communities fear the COVID-19 vaccine, and what can be done to help

Medical Xpress

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in medically underserved Latino communities avoided getting vaccinated due to fears of side effects, mistrust of health officials and vaccine manufacturers and discrimination from health care workers, according to a new study from Rice University.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 2 – Vaccine Consent What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under current law, minors aged 14 or older are permitted to consent to vaccines (excluding the Covid Vaccine) for themselves without parental consent. Here’s a brief overview of the key pieces of legislation that AAFP is diligently monitoring.

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A Reversal on Sequencing? Proposed Legislation Would Allow Patenting of Naturally Occurring Genes

FDA Law Blog

Gibbs — A recent blog post focused on the potentially negative implications of the proposed Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) for manufacturers of generic drugs and biosimilar products. They argued that the legislation was necessary to spur innovation of new vaccines and therapies in response to emerging health threats.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Dismayed by Kennedy Testimony

Doctors for America

It is incredibly alarming that in his first time testifying before the HELP Committee since taking the oath of office, Secretary Kennedy chose to defend the dismantling of our nation’s public health agencies and engage in false rhetoric around vaccine safety and efficacy.

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Arsenicum album for Kerala school students: a bogus prophylaxis

Tiny Physician

On the brighter side, daily case count drastically decreased and vaccination drive is happening at top speed. Almost 1 billion doses of vaccine have been administered so far and the situation is currently under control. All the sectors have resumed their work like the pre-covid times and in Kerala also, the situation is the same.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

GeriPal

Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question.