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Apoorva Mandavilli
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Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists
Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the world.
Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.
Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years…
Regulators Approve Lenacapavir for H.I.V. Prevention
The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in…
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.
Federal Officials May Limit Recommendations for Covid Vaccine
With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous,…
Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence…
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle, more than in any other state so far.
Bird Flu Is Spreading. Why Aren’t More People Getting Tested?
Even as the H5N1 virus evolves, gaps remain in the nation’s contingency plans for human testing, scientists say.