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4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
APhA withholds endorsement of ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- APhA is the only pharmacy representative among several professional organizations that reviews and evaluates the ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule annually. Recently, there have been several updates to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations made by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These changes include removing the recommendation for people who are pregnant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Studies have shown that people who are pregnant or were recently pregnant are: More likely to get very sick from COVID-19 compared to those who are not. More likely to need hospitalization, intensive care, or the use of a ventilator or special equipment to breathe if they do get sick from COVID-19. At increased risk of complications that can affect pregnancy and the baby, including preterm birth or stillbirth. COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been proven safe and effective. Additionally, this vaccine is not associated with any fertility issues in either women or men. APhA's stance is that pregnancy is a high-risk condition; therefore, people who are pregnant should be recommended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The May 2025 updates to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations do not appear to be based on the scientific evidence provided over the past few years. Considering this recent change, APhA has decided to withhold endorsing the current ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule issued on May 28, 2025. This decision was proposed by a group of APhA members who are immunization subject matter experts and approved by the APhA Board of Trustees. APhA requests, and is hopeful, that future updates of the Adult Immunization Schedule be based on scientific evidence and would reconsider its endorsement upon the schedule being discussed and recommended by ACIP. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE American Pharmacists Association
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
APhA withholds endorsement of ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- APhA is the only pharmacy representative among several professional organizations that reviews and evaluates the ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule annually. Recently, there have been several updates to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations made by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These changes include removing the recommendation for people who are pregnant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Studies have shown that people who are pregnant or were recently pregnant are: More likely to get very sick from COVID-19 compared to those who are not. More likely to need hospitalization, intensive care, or the use of a ventilator or special equipment to breathe if they do get sick from COVID-19. At increased risk of complications that can affect pregnancy and the baby, including preterm birth or stillbirth. COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy has been proven safe and effective. Additionally, this vaccine is not associated with any fertility issues in either women or men. APhA's stance is that pregnancy is a high-risk condition; therefore, people who are pregnant should be recommended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The May 2025 updates to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations do not appear to be based on the scientific evidence provided over the past few years. Considering this recent change, APhA has decided to withhold endorsing the current ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule issued on May 28, 2025. This decision was proposed by a group of APhA members who are immunization subject matter experts and approved by the APhA Board of Trustees. APhA requests, and is hopeful, that future updates of the Adult Immunization Schedule be based on scientific evidence and would reconsider its endorsement upon the schedule being discussed and recommended by ACIP. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE American Pharmacists Association
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for March 29
Welcome back, quotes readers! The week started off with the first major national security breach of the Trump administration. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that top national security officials — including the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary — texted attack plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat on the messaging platform Signal that included the magazine's editor-in-chief. President Donald Trump minimized the incident, calling it 'the only glitch in two months' of his presidency. In policy moves this week, the administration placed 25% tariffs on auto imports, the Department of Health & Human Services announced it's cutting 10,000 jobs and the president signed an executive order to overhaul U.S. elections. Some decision are being felt locally. The federal government is slashing $125 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health and other local health departments for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, funding for state affordable housing projects is on hold and federal workers in the Chicago area say they're on edge, worried that government offices will close permanently. The pressure is on for Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools to finalize a contract, with both sides saying they're close to an agreement. Meanwhile, the conflict between CTU and one of its closest allies, the Service Employees International Union, escalated this week after the president of SEIU sent an email to members accusing the CTU of 'bullying and dishonesty.' The remains of Karen Schepers, an Elgin woman who disappeared in April 1983 while driving home from a bar in Carpentersville, were found Tuesday after her car was pulled from the Fox River. Schepers was remembered by her brother Gary as his 'best friend' and a 'remarkable person.' And baseball is officially back. The White Sox started their season off with a resounding win over the Los Angeles Angels in front of more than 31,000 fans at Rate Field on opening day. The Cubs also won their domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Without further ado, here's the Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for March 23 to 29. Missed last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.
Chicago Tribune
29-03-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
The Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for March 29
Welcome back, quotes readers! The week started off with the first major national security breach of the Trump administration. On Monday, The Atlantic reported that top national security officials — including the vice president, secretary of state and defense secretary — texted attack plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat on the messaging platform Signal that included the magazine's editor-in-chief. President Donald Trump minimized the incident, calling it 'the only glitch in two months' of his presidency. In policy moves this week, the administration placed 25% tariffs on auto imports, the Department of Health & Human Services announced it's cutting 10,000 jobs and the president signed an executive order to overhaul U.S. elections. Some decision are being felt locally. The federal government is slashing $125 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health and other local health departments for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, funding for state affordable housing projects is on hold and federal workers in the Chicago area say they're on edge, worried that government offices will close permanently. The pressure is on for Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools to finalize a contract, with both sides saying they're close to an agreement. Meanwhile, the conflict between CTU and one of its closest allies, the Service Employees International Union, escalated this week after the president of SEIU sent an email to members accusing the CTU of 'bullying and dishonesty.' The remains of Karen Schepers, an Elgin woman who disappeared in April 1983 while driving home from a bar in Carpentersville, were found Tuesday after her car was pulled from the Fox River. Schepers was remembered by her brother Gary as his 'best friend' and a 'remarkable person.' And baseball is officially back. The White Sox started their season off with a resounding win over the Los Angeles Angels in front of more than 31,000 fans at Rate Field on opening day. The Cubs also won their domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Without further ado, here's the Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for March 23 to 29. Missed last week? You can find it here or check out our past editions of Quotes of the Week.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Caroline Kennedy slams RFK Jr. as 'predator' before confirmation hearing
In a scathing letter Tuesday, Caroline Kennedy warned senators about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him a "predator." The letter was sent to lawmakers ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing for the role of secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), which is scheduled for Wednesday. Caroline Kennedy – a former U.S. ambassador to both Australia and Japan and the last living child of former President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s uncle – called the role "an enormous responsibility, and one that Bobby is unqualified to fill." MORE: Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary Caroline Kennedy wrote that she feels "an obligation to speak out" now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nominated for "a position that would put him in charge of the health of the American people." "I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together," she wrote in the letter, in part. "It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator." Caroline Kennedy said she watched family members follow her cousin "down the path of drug addiction," and shared disturbing details of his alleged behavior with animals. MORE: What policies could RFK Jr. actually change at HHS? "His basement, his garage, and his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks. It was often a perverse scene of despair and violence," she wrote. She also accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of being "addicted to attention and power," and said he "preys on the desperation of parents of sick children – vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs." MORE: 3 of Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings this week Caroline Kennedy further accused her cousin of "[continuing] to grandstand off my father's assassination, and that of his own father," saying former President Kennedy "would be disgusted" by his actions. "The American health care system, for all its flaws, is the envy of the world," Caroline Kennedy wrote. "Its doctors and nurses, researchers, scientists, and caregivers are the most dedicated people I know. Every day, they give their lives to heal and save others." "They deserve better than Bobby Kennedy – and so do the rest of us. I urge the Senate to reject his nomination," she concluded. Caroline Kennedy slams RFK Jr. as 'predator' before confirmation hearing originally appeared on
