“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Experts make new recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines, but it's unclear what happens next
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A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices also voted to recommend a shot to protect travelers from a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya. But it’s not clear who will decide whether to accept those recommendations. Usually the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signs off on committee recommendations, but it was not clear Wednesday who would handle it this time.
Last night, we were treated to a litany of grievance, political bulls---, and lies. Of particular note was Trump’s declaration of war against the government of the United States, particularly Social Security, which I’ll discuss at more length tomorrow.But the larger issue, given the GOP’s adoption o...
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