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Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel’s Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway
Senator Bill Cassidy warned against any new restrictions, and insurers suggested they would still cover routine vaccinations even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them.
Op-Ed: Vaccine Policy Changes Are Undoing Pharmacy Access
The momentum gained during the pandemic is now at risk due to recent federal actions to roll back vaccine policy. Until recently, the COVID-19 vaccines were authorized for use via Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in all individuals 6 months of age and older or approved via Biologics License Application (BLA) for individuals aged 12 and older
Just 1 in 4 Americans believe Trump administration vaccine shifts are based on science, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The administration, while still in the process of setting new vaccination policies, has signaled that young and healthy people and pregnant women shouldn't get shots for the COVID-19 virus.
Latest COVID-19 vaccines reach Minnesota amid confusion over who gets them
Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order to preserve COVID-19 vaccine access if federal health advisers opt later this month to discourage some people from getting the shots.
C.D.C. Uncertainty Upends Covid Vaccine Access at CVS and Walgreens
State laws and regulatory chaos are driving the country’s largest pharmacy chains to require prescriptions or hold back altogether unless a C.D.C. panel acts.
Getting a Covid shot this fall could be a lot more complicated
Some healthy people may have to prove they have an underlying condition, or get a prescription.
For some, fall Covid shots may come with copays — or no coverage at all
New Covid vaccine recommendations expected from the CDC could affect what insurers are willing to pay for.
Ramstad: Soda fountain out, vaccine hub in as St. Paul Corner Drug fights to survive
The century-old fountain closed during the pandemic. Now, pharmacy owner John Hoeschen needs room to administer shots and other services that are the main source of profit for drugstores.
Trump administration cancels meeting on flu shots, fueling anti-vax concerns
The Trump administration has cancelled a meeting of scientific experts called to discuss next winter’s flu shots in a move that has underscored fears of emerging anti-vaccine polices under the new health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.