
Barbara Rodriguez
State Politics and Voting Reporter at The 19th News
Reporter for @19thnews. She/her.
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6 days ago |
michiganadvance.com | Barbara Rodriguez |Jessica Kutz
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez and Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Barbara and Jessica and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that the federal government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for healthy pregnant people and healthy children, a move that immediately raised questions from medical experts.
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1 week ago |
19thnews.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Jessica Kutz
Published Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that the federal government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for healthy pregnant people and healthy children, a move that immediately raised questions from medical experts. “Despite the change in recommendations from HHS, the science has not changed.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Barbara Rodriguez |Jessica Kutz
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that the federal government no longer recommends the COVID-19 vaccination for healthy pregnant people and healthy children, a move that immediately raised questions from medical experts. “Despite the change in recommendations from HHS, the science has not changed.
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1 week ago |
youthtoday.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Nadra Nittle
This story was originally published by The 19th. Cuts to Medicaid and the Department of Education could have detrimental impacts on keeping kids with complex medical needs healthy — and ensuring those same children have equitable access to education. Jolene Baxter’s daughter, Marlee, has overcome immense challenges in her first eight years of life. Marlee, who was born with a heart defect, has undergone four open-heart surgeries — suffering a stroke after the third.
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2 weeks ago |
trib.com | Barbara Rodriguez
Colleen Thomas' son was born missing a part of his immune system. The Indiana mother didn't know that immediately, but there were signs. The little boy was always sick—constant congestion and respiratory infections. Thomas had to hold a breathing mask over her son's face as he slept and wheezed. "That was just for a cold," Thomas recalled.
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