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Evidence v. Belief: What a Kennedy Appointment Could Mean to FDA and Public Health

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Referencing an interview with Kennedy from 2023, the Post says that his views on health “were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines.” He has equated vaccination to the Holocaust and argued that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and the Chinese.

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The Ongoing Challenges of Understanding Long COVID and Exploring Innovative Solutions

Perficient: Drug Development

The World Health Organization has developed a more specific clinical case definition that includes: (1) a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection with onset at least 3 months earlier, and (2) symptoms lasting for at least 2 months that cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis.

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Most Americans Won't Get Vaccinated as Flu, COVID Season Looms: Survey

Drugs.com

25, 2024 -- Most Americans don’t plan to get vaccinated against the flu or COVID-19 this season, a new survey has found.Fewer than two in five U.S. adults (38%) say they will definitely get a flu jab, and only one in four (26%) say. WEDNESDAY, Sept.

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WHO Scientific Group Publishes Findings on COVID-19’s Origins

The Pharma Data

The release of this report marks a significant milestone, but it also underscores the continuing challenges in uncovering definitive answers. The panel stressed that limited access to critical datasets from Chinese authorities has made it impossible to conduct a definitive evaluation of any theory.

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The Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Needs to Change

Eye on FDA

We now have multiple vaccines – mRNA and traditional in the U.S. However there is also an alarming rise among people who have completed their primary vaccination. It would seem that Omicron has rendered that definition outmoded. What is fully vaccinated today may not be fully vaccinated tomorrow.

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71 Percent in U.S. Report That They Would Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

public report that they would definitely or probably get a COVID-19 vaccine, marking an increase from 63 percent in September, according to the ongoing research project, the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor. The KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor used a combination of surveys and focus groups to track the U.S. THURSDAY, Dec.

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Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year’s End

The Pharma Data

Fauci ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year’s End. the leading infectious disease expert in the United States, said on Wednesday he is “cautiously optimistic” that a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready by year’s end. Multiple studies are testing three vaccine approaches, Fauci said.