U.S. President Donald Trump is standing by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary who is upending the U.S. health care system, despite congressional pressure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/world/science-health/trump-kennedy-risks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #donaldtrump #us #robertfkennedyjr #vaccinations #health#covid19

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine, making it easier for Washington residents to get vaccinated. The order comes as DOH reaffirms its guidance that everyone 6 months and older, including pregnant people, should stay up to date on COVID-19 #vaccinations to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. This recommendation aligns with guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

More at https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh-confirms-covid-19-vaccine-position-new-standing-order

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine, making it easier for Washington residents to get vaccinated. The order comes as DOH reaffirms its guidance that everyone 6 months and older, including pregnant people, should stay up to date on COVID-19 #vaccinations to protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death. This recommendation aligns with guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

More at https://doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh-confirms-covid-19-vaccine-position-new-standing-order

Antivaxxers, ignoramuses and vulgarians are in the process of destroying the CDC.

I have copies of the January 2025 vaccination schedule, as approved by ACIP in October 2024, and the respective MMWR publication, i.e. the status before things get altered.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to "Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance," which promotes immunization in developing countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/vaccine-alliance-donation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shigeruishiba #vaccinations #microsoft

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade against mRNA vaccine technology will make the next pandemic harder to handle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/rfk-jrs-mrna-decision-is-bad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #robertfkennedyjr #mrna#covid19 #vaccinations #health #medicine #us

GOP lawmakers will pay dearly — in lives and votes — for not reining in a peddler of junk science and anti-vax conspiracies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/25/world/rfk-jr-making-america-sick-again/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #robertfkennedyjr #health #medicine #republicans #vaccinations #measles #donaldtrump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to U.S. funding for GAVI risks lives globally and damages America’s international standing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/07/world/rfk-endangers-babies-lives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews#robertfkennedy #rfk #donadtrump #gavi#covax#covid19 #health #medicine #vaccinations