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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice vetoes the bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia’s GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccine… Read More
![A man receives his Covid-19 vaccine at a free distribution of rapid test kits to people receiving their vaccines or boosters at Union Station in Los Angeles, California](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1237588736_custom-bdd453f16f229b6519ac601c01695faa210954f0-scaled-e1694626866919-900x422.jpg)
The new COVID boosters are coming: Here’s what you need to know
By: Maria Godoy | Rob Stein | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If it feels like everyone you know has COVID, you’re not alone. Cases are on the rise, and so are hospitalizations and deaths. So the federal government’s… Read More
![A nurse wearing a facemask administers a COVID vaccine to a woman who has her eyes closed and a facemask on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1363336039-a89e0bc2912ac7fede302552341521ccacd566c8-scaled-e1694550315227-900x422.jpg)
CDC advisers back the broad rollout of new COVID boosters
By: Scott Hensley | Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new COVID-19 vaccines, as cases of the respiratory illness rise…. Read More
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New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round of vaccines against COVID-19. The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for… Read More
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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first RSV vaccine for expectant mothers aimed at protecting their newborn babies. Given during the third trimester of pregnancy,… Read More
![One of three students receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during Gov. Dewines visit Monday, April 12.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/210412_dewinevisit_CD_139_1-scaled-e1618266047181-900x422.jpg)
Appellate court allows discrimination claim regarding Ohio University’s COVID policies to go forward
By: Reese Thompson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A state appellate court is allowing students and staff to move forward with a discrimination claim against Ohio University regarding its COVID-19 policies during the height… Read More
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Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it’s now less risky than flu
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Has COVID-19 become no more dangerous than the flu for most people? That’s a question that scientists are debating as the country heads into a third… Read More
![A health care worker administers a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a senior living facility](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gettyimages-1234867037-17670d960e8b86674e9cfa70a99de7af96c2331d-scaled-e1637339840668-900x422.jpg)
A study by Ohio University researchers suggests ways to overcome COVID vaccine hesitancy
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A study by two Ohio University researchers found that people opposed to getting vaccinated against COVID-19 can be persuaded, but it requires a targeted approach. Berkeley… Read More
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Opponents of vaccine and medical treatment mandates clear hurdle for proposed ballot issue
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that guarantees an individual’s right to refuse medical procedures, treatments, and vaccines are one step closer to putting their… Read More
![Vaccine mandate opponents pray over Republican Rep. Jennifer Gross at Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vaccine-mandate-opponents-pray-over-rep.20Jennifer20Gross20R-West20Chester20at20Ohio20Statehouse-scaled-e1647364803414-900x422.jpg)
Vaccine mandate opponents are taking another shot at ending certain requirements
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Opponents of vaccine mandates are taking on a new fight in the Ohio Statehouse after other pieces of priority legislation failed to pass out… Read More
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Opponents of vaccine mandates in Ohio say they are not giving up after the latest rejection
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost has rejected the latest petition summary submitted by the group that wants a ban on mandatory vaccines – either enacted… Read More
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The NIH director on why Americans aren’t getting healthier, despite medical advances
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s Dr. Francis Collins’ last few weeks as director of the National Institutes of Health after 12 years, serving under three presidents. Collins made his name… Read More
![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
Vaccine Bill Would Allow COVID Shot Mandates In Ohio, But Would Guarantee Lots Of Exemptions
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —A bill allowing businesses and schools to require COVID vaccines that’s set for a full vote in the Ohio House also guarantee broad exemptions for… Read More
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It’s Time For A Flu Shot. Here’s What You Need To Know
By: Fran Kritz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it’s easy to forget that there’s another respiratory virus poised to strike. Yes, it’s that familiar winter… Read More
![Nearly 130 million U.S. adults have completed their vaccine regimens, the CDC says, with another 70 million vaccine doses currently in the distribution pipeline. Here, Maryland National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead greets soldiers last week at a mobile vaccine clinic in Wheaton, Md.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/gettyimages-1319307234-c31b87341e2605600ab05b4e261bb6ec96a263ea-scaled-e1621974667118-900x422.jpg)
Half Of All U.S. Adults Are Now Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The stunning speed of the vaccines’ development and rollout has helped tame COVID-19 in the U.S., which remains the worst-hit country in the world.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ap21131591063823-c3a6de6dc9571a77e777a5a8aa97ab562a4660c3-scaled-e1621530504840-900x422.jpg)
Fauci Says He Expects Vaccines For Younger Children By End Of Year Or Early 2022
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“If I had grandchildren, I would certainly recommend they get vaccinated,” President Biden’s chief medical adviser said. COVID vaccines for younger children are being tested in clinical trials now.
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Ohio’s New Vaccine Scheduling Website Is Ready But Won’t Be Available Yet
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One of the current frustrations with scheduling vaccines in Ohio is that there’s not one centralized place to go to do that. The state now… Read More
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Biden Administration Will Ship COVID-19 Vaccines Directly To Pharmacies
By: Benjamin Swasey | NPR
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The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort.
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The Special Sauce That Makes Some Vaccines Work
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Adjuvants play a crucial role in many vaccines’ effectiveness. Some scientists say there needs to be more research into developing a wider variety of adjuvants because of how important they are.
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WATCH: How Vaccine Hesitancy is Contributing to Deadly Measles Resurgence
By: PBS Newshour
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As health care officials around the world struggle to respond to novel coronavirus, another deadly — and far more contagious — disease is on the rise, fueled in large part… Read More
![New York eliminated a religious exemption to vaccine requirements Thursday in the face of the nation's worst measles outbreak in decades.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19138112123757-ddf268c579cd6601558f26b85074be913517ab88-e1560526797363-900x422.jpg)
New York Ends Religious Exemptions For Required Vaccines
By: Bobby Allyn | NPR
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a “health crisis.” The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.
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W.Va. Officials Plan for Measles at World Scout Jamboree
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state health officials and Boy Scout leaders say they’re preparing for the possibility that some children may bring measles to the World Scout Jamboree… Read More
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Amid Measles Outbreaks, Debate Grows Over Religious Exemptions From Vaccination
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Toni Wilkinson has seven children, three of them under six, and all of them home-schooled. So her house on a Lexington, Kentucky, cul-de-sac is rarely quiet. Just inside the front… Read More
![A sign explaining the local state of emergency because of a measles outbreak at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ap_19089590235437-2f8bdae3aacf5fcbce1e602ee00041b7671fd13e-e1556202974127-900x422.jpg)
CDC Reports Largest U.S. Measles Outbreak Since Year 2000
By: Richard Gonzales I NPR
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There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was “avoidable” and he called measles vaccines “among the most extensively studied medical products we have.”
![Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization efforts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-948353934-3ed5d776c8f15f551260046331f73da3e7c16b6d-e1552410531564-900x422.jpg)
Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.