Trump nominates Marty Makary, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, to head FDA

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Health - ABC News - 8 hours ago

John Hopkins surgeon and COVID contrarian Marty Makary selected to lead Trump’s FDA

President-elect Trump has picked Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins's surgeon who has espoused contrarian views about the COVID-19 pandemic, to lead the Federal Drug Administration. Makary is a ...

Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago

Trump likely to choose surgeon and writer Marty Makary as FDA chief

Johns Hopkins doctor touted protection from natural immunity and opposed Covid vaccine mandates. Donald Trump is likely to choose the Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, as commissioner of the FDA.

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World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Dr Martin Makary Chosen to Head the FDA

A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.

Business - The New York Times - 11 hours ago

Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon who argued against COVID lockdowns to lead FDA

President-elect Donald Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary, who argued against pandemic lockdowns, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Transit workers who lost jobs when they didn't get Covid vaccines are awarded $1M

Six former employees for the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency who lost their jobs when they did not get Covid vaccines for religious reasons have been awarded more than $1 million each, according to ...

C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations

The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.

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Offshore oil is back. At what cost?

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Government could force pension funds to invest more in UK assets

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Business - Financial Times - 5 days ago

Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health

Putting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services would fulfill Donald Trump’s promise to let him “go wild on health.”

Tech - Wired - November 15

Trump and his mandate for retribution

The president-elect has promised vengeance against perceived enemies

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Some people will need an extra Covid vaccine in the spring

How durable are the mRNA Covid vaccines? Does the protection last as long as other vaccines? Experts the vaccines are performing as expected.

Trump team has a message for Republicans who may oppose his Cabinet picks

As controversy continues to cloud some of Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, his team has a sharp warning for Republicans who don't fall in line, ABC's Jonathan Karl reports.

Marjorie Taylor Greene issues warning to Republicans opposing Matt Gaetz nomination

Congresswoman threatens to release what she says are reports of harassment claims filed against colleagues . Marjorie Taylor Greene , the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Georgia, has ...

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Vaccine stocks hit by RFK Jr nomination

GSK, Sanofi and Moderna shares all sink after Donald Trump chooses vaccine sceptic as top US health official

Business - Financial Times - November 15

FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.

The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."

Just how big was Donald Trump’s election victory?

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.

CDC recommends second COVID vaccine dose for those 65 and older

Immunocompromised adults or those who are older than 65 should get a second dose of the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially recommended. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

CDC updates COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for older adults

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging some people to get additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for stronger protection against the virus.

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID vaccines anymore

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board

Health - ABC News - November 1

This Idaho Health Department Has Stopped Providing COVID-19 Vaccines

This appears to be the first district in the nation to put a restriction on COVID-19 vaccines.

Business - Inc. - November 1

Idaho public health department restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines

Experts say Southwest District Health in Idaho is the first public health department in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines.

Most say they probably won't get updated COVID vaccine: Survey

Most Americans in a new poll said they probably won’t get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. The Pew Research Center survey found that 60 percent said they are “probably not” going to “get an updated ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Vaccination rates for flu and Covid are low this season, CDC says

Vaccination rates for Covid and the flu are low for adults in the U.S. so far this season, according to a new CDC report.

Hume warns Trump team not to treat win as mandate

Fox News’s chief political analyst, Brit Hume, cautioned President-elect Trump not to proceed in his second term with the mindset that the American people elected him in a landslide and gave him a ...

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Opposing Harris, Trump push on ObamaCare scant on details

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Politics - The Hill - October 24

Democratic Governors Form a Group to Oppose the Trump Administration

The group’s leaders, Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado, are ambitious Democrats likely to try to fill the party’s looming leadership void.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Grammy nominations 2025: Who's up for the biggest prizes?

See the list of nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards, which will take place in February 2025.

UK doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother’s boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison has been sentenced to 31 years in ...

Health - ABC News - November 6

UK doctor gets 31 years for poisoning mother's partner with fake COVID vaccine

A British doctor who was disgruntled about his inheritance and tried to kill his mother’s boyfriend by injecting him with a fake COVID-19 vaccine that was poison has been sentenced to 31 years in ...

World - ABC News - November 6

Moderna posts surprise profit as Covid vaccine sales impress, cost cuts take hold

Moderna said its newest Covid vaccine saw benefits after winning approval in the U.S. three weeks earlier than the last iteration of the shot did in 2023.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Don't wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines

Health officials say it's important to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the holidays when respiratory bugs tend to spread

Health - ABC News - November 7

Michigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

A jury has awarded more than $12 million to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccination

Health - ABC News - November 8

Court Hears New York Times Case Against European Commission Over Vaccine Deal

The news outlet is pushing the Commission to release text messages that the E.U.’s top official and Pfizer exchanged as they negotiated a Covid-19 vaccine contract.

Business - The New York Times - November 15

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