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WHO prequalifies new polio vaccine to boost global outbreak response

BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday it had prequalified another novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), a step it said would speed efforts to eradicate the disease. Prequalification certifies that the vaccine meets international standards for quality and ...
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Vaccines are a national security issue, says global health official

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Vaccines are a matter of national security, a leading global health figure said this week, warning that rising anti-vaccine sentiment worldwide could undermine efforts to fight future pandemics. Richard Hatchett, who leads the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, or Cepi ...
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

President Donald Trump's administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track ...
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Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's governor on Thursday signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being, a move doctors and legal experts warn will have deep ramifications for the U.S. Caribbean territory. The amendment was ...
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Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’

The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies say it's a documented and quantifiable harm. Again and again, research has found increasing ...
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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. One year later, it’s eroding

NEW YORK (AP) - Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy by saying the changes will restore trust in America's public ...
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RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here’s what the public doesn’t know anymore

NEW YORK (AP) - A year ago, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wanted to rebuild trust in federal health agencies, and vowed to employ "radical transparency" to do it. But many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government ...
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Smith & Wesson wins appeal chance in Highland Park lawsuits

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson will get a chance to appeal a Lake County judge's decision clearing the way for the families of victims of the 2022 Highland Park parade massacre to sue the company over the mass murders, after the Illinois Supreme Court indicated ...
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Lawmaker says Illinois behind 44 states in legislative transparency

(The Center Square) - Illinois House Minority Leader Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, is renewing her bid to increase transparency in state government by making live legislative committee hearings available to the public after they occur - a shift from the current "live-only" access system. ...
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India’s Zydus Life agrees $120 million settlement with Astellas over bladder drug

Feb 12 (Reuters) - India's Zydus Lifesciences and its U.S. unit will pay $120 million to Astellas Pharma as part of a deal to settle a patent dispute over the Japanese drugmaker's bladder disorder drug Mirabegron, the Indian firm said on Thursday. Zydus and ...
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Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants

Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump sued Wednesday to try to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants. The Department of Health and Human Services told Congress on Monday that it planned to ...
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Sanofi appoints Belén Garijo as new CEO after deciding not to renew Hudson’s mandate

By Alessandro Parodi Feb 12 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said on Thursday it had appointed Belén Garijo as its new chief executive after deciding not to renew the mandate of current CEO Paul Hudson. The company, among the world's largest vaccine makers, released a string ...
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