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Nearly a year without a meeting. Now HHS is looking for new vaccine advisers.
The CDC panel that helps shape U.S. vaccine recommendations has been sidelined amid an ongoing federal court battle over changes to its membership.
While that lawsuit continues, federal health officials have opened nominations for another round of advisers.
The decisions this committee makes can influence vaccine recommendations affecting millions of American families.
So who will sit on the next ACIP — and how will the unresolved legal fight shape what happens next?
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5,511 teachers.
That’s how many New York City public school teachers newly obtained Department of Education records show were terminated in 2022 and 2023 under the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Years later, some former educators are still fighting in court for reinstatement, back pay and benefits.
The mandate is gone. For the people who lost their jobs, the consequences are not.
Why did it take years for the full scale of the terminations to emerge?
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What if someone had thoughts to share for years — but no spoken way to express them?
At the first Spellers Freedom Conference, families and nonspeaking people described how letter boards and typing opened possibilities they once thought were out of reach.
Now the debate is moving beyond communication methods to access, funding and disability rights.
For families who say they’ve finally found a way to hear their loved ones, the stakes are deeply personal.
Who gets to decide how a nonspeaking person is allowed to communicate?
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The U.N. is renewing support for a global effort aimed at developing vaccines within 100 days of identifying the next pandemic threat.
Supporters say faster development could help contain outbreaks and get vaccines to vulnerable populations sooner.
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Critics are asking a different question: How much can we really know about safety and effectiveness on a timeline that compressed?
The push is gaining momentum — and the debate over speed, safety and pandemic preparedness is far from settled.
What would the “100 Days Mission” actually mean the next time a global health emergency emerges?
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Doug Herrera already wonders whether pollution from uranium mining near his Arizona community played a role in his father’s cancer.
Now, a proposed $10 billion AI data center could become his new neighbor.
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The science is still developing. But communities are being asked to make decisions now.
How much should residents know before projects this large are built near their homes?
Taxpayers are paying for chicken, beef, cheese, flour and other ingredients for America’s school meals.
But what happens to much of that food before it reaches a child’s lunch tray?
Researchers say school food is designed to benefit food companies, not children’s health. Schools need investment to build capacity to serve fresh, minimally processed meals, they say.
