In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.
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If confirmed as HHS secretary, RFK Jr. would have a vast global reach
As confirmation hearings begin for RFK Jr. nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, many are focused on domestic agenda. The agency has a vast global scope as well.
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What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida
Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians.
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Dr. Ashish Jha on the new COVID-19 vaccines: What New Englanders need to know
COVID cases are on the rise and this week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that anyone who is six months or older get the new COVID-19 vaccines. Health reporter Lynn Arditi talked about the new vaccines with Doctor Ashish Jha, former White House COVID advisor and current dean of Brown University’s […]
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Hundreds of “missing” vaccine appointment messages sent to R.I. residents in error
As Rhode Island State Police continue to probe why 1,400 people of color received false cancellation notices for a state-run vaccination clinic at the Dunkin Donuts Center, state health officials confirmed this week that about 900 other people received erroneous messages that their vaccination appointments at a state-run clinic in Middletown were “missing.” The error […]
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Hundreds of false cancellation notices sent to residents of color for vaccine appointments this weekend
More than 1,400 people in hard-hit communities who registered for COVID-19 vaccinations this weekend at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence were mistakenly notified that their appointments had been cancelled due to what state health officials are calling a glitch in the state registration system. The appointments — scheduled by community leaders and volunteers — […]
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Help on wheels: A mobile trailer delivers COVID-19 vaccine registration to Providence’s hard-hit neighborhoods
A gas generator makes an unholy roar outside St. Bartholomew’s Church in the city’s Silver Lake section where a shiny white trailer is parked. Inside the trailer on this chilly March afternoon it’s warm and filled with light. Two healthcare workers are seated at a long folding table behind plexiglass dividers, working on laptops. Their […]
