65 h. ago Moderna withdraws application for US approval of combined flu

After talks with Food and Drug Administration, company plans to resubmit vaccine application later this year Moderna said on Wednesday it had withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and Covid combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration.The company said it would resubmit the application later this year with vaccine efficacy data from a late-stage trial of its experimental seasonal influenza vaccine, which it expects to report this summer. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago COVID vaccines are only approved for elderly and a few others as RFK continues to reshape how Americans fight disease

Americans over the age of 65 and other select groups will be approved for the vaccine

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3 d. ago Rio Ferdinand names exact number of signings Ruben Amorim wants at Man Utd but there is a catch

Manchester United's success or failure in Europa League final will have big say on how much Ruben Amorim's squad will change this summer but Rio Ferdinand believes the change required cannot happen in one window

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4 d. ago Here is when Republicans hope to start a ‘work requirement’ for Medicaid as they push changes to the service

GOP leader Steve Scalise explained why it would take so long to implement this major change to Medicaid

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8 d. ago FDA set to change requirements to get vaccines approved as RFK Jr continues to push skepticism about their use

New FDA framework on changes coronavirus vaccine approval will be released “in the coming days,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said Thursday.

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1 week ago Golf ball ‘rollback’ up in air with PGA of America ‘vehemently against’ plans

R&A and USGA want ball modifications to limit distanceMcIlroy drawn with Scheffler and Schauffele in US PGAWith golf still trying to extricate itself from one civil war, another looms on the horizon. The PGA of America has reiterated its stance against the rollback of the golf ball, with its chief executive stating the organisation is “vehemently against” plans put forward by the sport’s rule-makers.The R&A and USGA announced in late 2023 that all professionals will be required to use a modified golf ball from 2028. The changes would apply to amateurs from 2030. It has long been the view of many that hitting distances for leading players have become problematic, an issue that renders many traditional courses obsolete in elite competition. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tell us how you might be affected by Labour’s plans to reduce migration to the UK

We’d like to hear from workers and business owners on the effect the government’s immigration white paper might have on themThe government published its immigration white paper on Monday which aims to reduce the number of people arriving in the UK “significantly” by introducing restriction across all forms of visas.Changes include skilled work visa applicants requiring degree-level qualifications rather than those that are roughly equivalent to A-levels. Social care visas specifically will be affected as the government promises to end all overseas recruitment for social care work – though there will be a “transition period” until 2028. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Proposed changes to space requirements in nurseries ‘could lead to overcrowding’

The Government has launched a consultation on possible changes to the indoor floor space requirements per child in early years settings.

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2 w. ago Skorts vs shorts as Irish camogie players to protest dress code at final

Dublin and Kilkenny players were required to change out of shorts into skorts to play in a semifinal game

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3 w. ago Labour seats set to suffer worst economic impact of welfare reforms – study

MPs have been urged to consider the wider impact of changes to eligibility requirements for the personal independence payment.

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3 w. ago We've survived world's most infectious disease... why we're terrified about exploding epidemic in America

Clayton and Kathryn Nash, 68 and 72, were born in the 1950s, about a decade before the measles vaccine was approved in the US. They said they don't want others to experience the infection.

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3 w. ago Tony Blair calls for radical reset of climate change policies in major intervention

Former PM warns climate policy has become disconnected from ‘political, public, and economic reality’ and claims COP is struggling to ‘deliver change at the speed required’

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3 w. ago It’s time to reset our failing climate policies, says Tony Blair

Former PM warns climate policy has become disconnected from ‘political, public, and economic reality’ and claims COP is struggling to ‘deliver change at the speed required’

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3 w. ago Blair demands net zero policy reset over ‘credibility gap with voters’ in blow to Miliband

Former PM warns climate policy has become disconnected from ‘political, public, and economic reality’ and claims COP is struggling to ‘deliver change at the speed required’

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4 w. ago HMRC confirms that new income tax rule change will start from next year

HMRC is encouraging people to sign up to a testing programme to prepare for the changed requirements to use Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax from April 6, 2026

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4 w. ago Federal judge blocks Trump effort that could disenfranchise millions of voters

President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, a change that voting rights advocates warned would have disenfranchised millions of voters.The president sought to unilaterally add the requirement in a 25 March executive orders. The Democratic party, as well as a slew of civil rights groups, challenged that order, arguing the president does not have the power to set the rules for federal elections. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Federal judge blocks Trump order that could disenfranchise millions of voters

President sought to unilaterally add proof of citizenship requirement to voter registration formA federal judge on Thursday blocked Donald Trump’s efforts to add a proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form, a change that voting rights advocates warned would have disenfranchised millions of voters.The president sought to unilaterally add the requirement in a 25 March executive orders. The Democratic party, as well as a slew of civil rights groups, challenged that order, arguing the president does not have the power to set the rules for federal elections. Continue reading...

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