A WEEK AGO, the CDC’s acting director signed off on the recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an external panel that sets US vaccine policy. The […]
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Posted inThe Codcast
Mass. HHS secretary on protecting health equity and accessÂ
On the monthly Health or Consequences episode of The Codcast, John McDonough of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Paul Hattis of the Lown Institute spoke with Dr. Kiame Mahaniah, Massachusetts secretary of Health and Human Services, about looming Medicaid cuts, the primary care crisis, and how to make sure the vulnerable can still access health services.
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should require vaccination for all teachers and eligible students
LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, school committees, and municipal leaders are struggling to navigate through the challenges of assuring that all eligible school children and teachers are vaccinated. Increased urgency around […]
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Doubling down on vaccinating minority communities
WE ARE TURNING the corner in our battle against a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic: 158 million Americans, almost 48 percent of the population, are fully vaccinated, while restrictions are being lifted across […]