With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines

Maine, other states consider forming regional vaccine advisory group

Several northeastern states, including Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut, are considering forming the group to counteract turmoil at the federal level.

With federal support uncertain_ states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines

After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and signs that more changes might be coming — some states and private partnerships are scrambling to ensure that vaccines will still be available to those who want them. People familiar with various efforts that are underway described them as necessary but not ideal. “When you start splintering the message from the federal gov…

HHS to continue funding cancer prevention, tracking work in states after uncertainty

The funding had been in doubt, producing anxieties among local officials. Efforts could still be affected by HHS' reorganization.

With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines

After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and signs that more changes might be coming — some states and private partnerships are scrambling to ensure that vaccines will still be available to those who want them.

Colorado Pushing Back on Revised Federal Vaccine Guidance – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado

Months before the changes at ACIP, state lawmakers approved a bill meant to insulate Colorado from vaccine policies that are inconsistent with scientific evidence

Poll: Amid multi-state measles outbreak, 79% of Americans support routine childhood vaccine requirements - Scientific Inquirer

Boston, MA—In the midst of a multi-state measles outbreak, a new poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation finds that most U.S. adults (79%) say parents should be required to have children vaccinated against preventable diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella to attend school. This includes a majority of adults across party lines—90% among Democrats and 68% among Republicans – as well as 66% of those who …