4. The Politics of Health

4. The Politics of Health

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WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
New analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism.
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WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
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Anti-Vaxxers Get a Win from SCOTUS anti-LGBTQ Ruling
The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics
The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics
Aluminum salts have been used as adjuvants in vaccines for nearly a century, enhancing the immune response to purified antigens and ensuring durable protection against serious infectious diseases. Despite their longstanding record of safety and effectiveness, aluminum adjuvants have become a focus of public concern, with claims linking them to developmental, neurologic, allergic, and autoimmune diseases. This review summarizes the immunologic rationale for aluminum adjuvants and evaluates the evidence for proposed safety risks. Aluminum salts have consistently been demonstrated over nearly a century of use to enhance the immune responses elicited by vaccines while also being well-tolerated by nearly all who take them. Pharmacokinetic studies show that aluminum released from intramuscular vaccines is slowly absorbed and efficiently cleared by the kidneys, contributing minimally to systemic levels. Large-scale clinical and epidemiologic studies consistently demonstrate no association between aluminum-adjuvanted vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, neurotoxicity, allergic disease, or autoimmune disease. Clinically, vaccines adjuvanted solely with aluminum salts generally do not result in systemic reactogenicity, though local reactions are common. Collectively, the evidence strongly supports the safety of aluminum adjuvants and their necessity in certain vaccines. Clinicians can reassure caregivers that aluminum-containing vaccines provide clear benefits, with risks largely limited to transient local reactions and no systemic toxicity signal in large clinical and epidemiologic studies.
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The Role and Safety of Aluminum Adjuvants in Childhood Vaccines | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics
Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried
Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried
Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian viruses the ability to replicate even at fever-level heat. Mice experiments confirmed that fever cripples human-origin flu but not avian strains, especially those with avian-like PB1. These findings highlight how gene swapping could fuel future pandemics.
·sciencedaily.com·
Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Escalates His War On Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Escalates His War On Vaccines
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the RFK Jr.’s war on vaccines, Abbott’s $21 billion bet on cancer detection, Vivek Ramaswamy’s soaring wealth, and more.
·forbes.com·
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Escalates His War On Vaccines
HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care
HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care
🔥 Nov 20, 2025 - From Truthout - A report published on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website on Wednesday pushes the dubious claim that gender-affirming care for transgender youth does more harm than good — a statement that flouts years of studies concluding otherwise. Th...
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HHS Packed Anti-Trans Activists Into Report Undermining Gender-Affirming Care
Canada just lost measles elimination status. We need to deal with health misinformation ASAP.
Canada just lost measles elimination status. We need to deal with health misinformation ASAP.
After almost three decades, Canada has lost its measles elimination status.That means this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country this year for the first time since 1998.This is really really embarrassing. Because with two doses, the MMR vaccine’s efficacy is about 100 per c
·unrigged.ca·
Canada just lost measles elimination status. We need to deal with health misinformation ASAP.