Publisher: POLITICO


Kids’ vax rates dip, exemptions rise

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Vaccine coverage in kindergarteners has been declining since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic — and the 2025-2026 school year was no exception, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday.


South’s cancer care gap widens without Medicaid

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“You need to maintain nursing credentials who can give chemotherapy,” said Dr. Neil Hayes, director of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for Cancer Research. “You need to maintain pharmacists who are comfortable administering chemotherapy, maintaining inventories, just all those costs associated with doing business.”