RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US

Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.

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#Measles killed 2.6 million people in 1980. These numbers have decreased thanks to the #vaccine. Measles are the most contagious disease that we know, and there is still no treatment. If you become infected, nature takes its course. Falling #vaccination rates will mean millions of deaths again.

Here, we should not talk about #VaccineSideEffects, but about the side effects of not vaccinating. #VaccinesWork, in particular in the case of measles. #VaccinesSaveLives

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14g01gk6x6o

Kent and Medway public health leaders urge uptake of MMR vaccine

Two doses of the MMR vaccine ensures that measles, which quickly spreads, is preventable.

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"In this nationwide cohort study, no increased risk of 29 adverse events was observed after vaccination with the updated COVID-19 mRNA vaccine containing the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron JN.1 lineage in approximately 1 million adults." The efficacy and safety of #COVID19 #vaccines is continuously investigated and monitored. #vaccines #vaccination #VaccineSideEffects #VaccineSafety #VaccinesSaveLives

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2836889

I know that hearing the words “bacterial meningitis” can send a chill down any parent’s or patient’s spine. It’s a serious infection, and the thought of it is genuinely scary. #bacterialmeningitis #immunization #meningitisvaccine #meningococcalpolysaccharidevaccine #vaccinesideeffects

https://priya.health/meningococcal-polysaccharide-vaccine/

Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine: Your Guide to Protection

Learn about the Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, a crucial immunization to protect against bacterial meningitis. Understand its uses, side effects, and who should get it.

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"The first thing to do if someone expresses uncertainty about vaccines to you, say researchers, is not to judge or dismiss them. It’s wrong to assume that people are ignorant, irrational or have naively swallowed online misinformation. A lot of people have genuine and legitimate questions..."

I guess, the main point is that there are risks associated with vaccines, but that the diseases that they prevent are much worse. #vaccine #vaccines #vaccination #VaccineSafety #VaccineSideEffects #VaccinesWork

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01771-z

How to speak to a vaccine sceptic: research reveals what works

Hesitancy about vaccinations is on the rise, but studies show there are specific ways to address people's questions.

I just went to the doctor to get my stitches removed and gave him a good laugh. I told him that I got my COVID booster yesterday and it dramatically reduced the pain of my frozen shoulder. It made him cackle with glee. He told me I need to tell people about this. So there you go. A positive side effect of the COVID booster. #FrozenShoulder #Covid #CovidBooster #VaccineSideEffects

How many #deaths are required to make people realising the benefits of #vaccination again? We are only scared of #vaccines, because we do not know the diseases anymore. However, this is going to change... #VaccinesSaveLives #VaccineSideEffects

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2831829

One of the main points of a study that will be (ab)used to support many views: "PYLL [person-years of life lost] in 2020 were mostly due to COVID-19 deaths and declined after 2021, coinciding with the introduction of vaccines." #vaccination #vaccine #vaccines #vaccineSideEffects

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004541

Direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and person-years of life lost with and without disability: A systematic analysis for 18 European countries, 2020–2022

Sara Ahmadi-Abhari and colleagues explore the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic might have had on life expectancy and years of life lost, with and without disability, in 18 European countries. They hope that this will help to inform future work in the area of public health preparedness.