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Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?

The universal HBV birth dose has prevented more than 90,000 childhood deaths since 1991, but a federal vaccine advisory group may vote to end the practice.

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December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations

by@LizSzabo

Vinay Prasad claimed—but provided no evidence—that COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children

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December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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WHO: Measles deaths dropped by 88% in past 25 years, but cases are surging

Last year, only 84% of children received the first dose and 76% received the second dose of measles vaccine worldwide.

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December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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While no one was watching: Tenuous status of CDC prion unit, risk of #CWD to people worry scientists

If the Prion and Public Health Office is shuttered, human CWD cases could go unnoticed.

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November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On
We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people.”
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November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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New Jersey man's death first one to be tied to tick-related meat allergy

Though deadly anaphylaxis had been considered a theoretical outcome of the allergy, it had not yet been seen until this case.

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November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Huzzah! (For once!)
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Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Same-Sex Marriage Decision
The court said it wouldn’t take up an appeal seeking to overturn a 2015 ruling that gave same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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NEW: an internal Meta message we obtained tells employees on its metaverse team that they should be using AI to “go 5x faster”. That's 5 times faster, not 5 percent more www.404media.co/meta-tells-w...
Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’
Meta says that its coders should be working five times faster and that it expects "a 5x leap in productivity."
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October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Want to see the data that support immunization for this season’s flu, COVID-19 & RSV immunizations?

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October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Employees at Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services received an email Tuesday morning with the subject line “AI Deployment,” which told them that ChatGPT would be rolled out for all employees at the agency.

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HHS Asks All Employees to Start Using ChatGPT
The agency tells workers "we should all be vigilant against barriers that could slow our progress toward making America healthy again."
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September 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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This Friday we are hosting a platform wide party "Cram the Sesh" in celebration of recent updates. These will work in part to assist in our collaboration with Phia and her upcoming sponsored video.

There will be a primary session with overflow sessions available. Expect music and vibes.

#VR
September 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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September 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The Splittening is upon us! We have just merged to the main branch!

Welcome to the next era of Resonite!
August 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are being held every day inside Horizon Worlds, VRChat, and even Resonite:
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Are Held Every Day In Virtual Spaces
Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are being held every day inside Horizon Worlds, VRChat, and even Resonite.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Shadowed Cove by Team VibeZ is a cozy enchanted lounge tucked away into a rocky cave by a storming sea. The detailed aesthetics and luscious ambient sound are hiding a few fun secrets to discover!

Check it out in #Resonite!
April 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites : Shots - Health News www.npr.org/sections/sho...
'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites
The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared.
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April 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The State Department is changing its mind about human rights www.npr.org/2025/04/18/n...
The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The agency's annual human rights reports are being purged of references to prison conditions, political corruption and other abuses.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Exclusive: Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health were told they can't attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their way and go during time off, current and former NIH scientists told Reuters reut.rs/4j7rFLT
Exclusive: US NIH scientists barred from attending conferences on their own time and dime
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their own way and go during time off, three current and former NIH scientists told Reuters.
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April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM