State bill would maintain previous COVID vaccine guidance after federal changes

State bill would maintain previous COVID vaccine guidance after federal changes

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Democratic lawmakers in New York are still pushing legislation to maintain access to vaccines. This comes amid changes in the expert federal advisory panel that advises on immunizations. The Vaccine Integrity Act, backed by Assemblymember Amy Paulin, Chair of the Assembly Health Committee, would maintain current access to and availability of vaccines, letting the state follow its own public health advisory groups instead…

Federal COVID vaccine policies foster skepticism, misinformation

The federal rollback of COVID-19 vaccine recommendations is fueling skepticism for vaccines in general and chipping away at trust in the health care system, said emergency medicine physician Dr. Dara Kass. “We’re seeing vaccine rates drop across the country for MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), and it’s interesting because this is the collateral damage of vaccine skepticism,” Kass told Baltimore Fishbowl. “When you tell people vaccines are susp…