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RFK Jr. plans to require more testing of vaccines before they approved, in the name of greater rigor. In fact, his proposals are highly unethical and pose a danger to your health. Here’s why

Got Covid? Have You Tried Injecting Bleach? (2020), No Due Process for Armenians (1915), A Milestone for the Other-Abled (1920), A Dust Bowl Refugee Sings (1940), Harriet Tubman to the Rescue (1860), Don’t Mourn, Organize, Heart of Stone (2000)

LBJ Wouldn’t Give Peace a Chance (1965), A Mob Stands Strong to Defend Justice (1860), March for Women’s Lives (1992), A Rare Benefit of the Great Pandemic (2020), A Brave Bid for Freedom Fails (1760)

The pandemic bared the cruelty of prison in new ways. It was a lost opportunity to move away from mass incarceration.

Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm

Victoria Law’s new book is an accessible primer on abolitionist theory, told through intimate stories of prison life in the pandemic.

Ladapo’s vaccine statement “aligns with Project 2025.” Several critics of Ladapo’s bulletin said it read like a tryout for a job in a Trump administration advised by longtime anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have been rising since May 2024, with the highest rates seen in adults 65 and older and infants under 6 months old. Therefore, health experts recommend getting the updated COVID-19 shot as soon as possible.

Important progress is being made in understanding the pathways by which long COVID wreaks havoc on the body. Studies suggest that an abnormal immune response may underlie long COVID. Removing these antibodies may hold promise as a treatment.

In our "challenge study," one gene produced much more of a specific protein in volunteers who did not develop a sustained COVID infection. This finding has significant implications for future treatments and for vaccine development.