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Issam Ahmed

Washington, D.C., United States

Health, Science and Environment Reporter at Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Writer at Copernical.com

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  • Sharon and Greg Eads hoped to retire on their farmland, but it has since tested hot for PFAS

    3 days ago | the-messenger.com | Issam Ahmed

    Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.

  • Lawyer Nick Jackson talks to citizens during a townhall event about PFAS in Chatsworth, Georgia

    3 days ago | citizentribune.com | Issam Ahmed

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  • Première réunion des nouveaux experts en vaccination de RFK Jr

    3 days ago | boursedirect.fr | Issam Ahmed

    Un groupe consultatif d'experts nommés par le ministre américain de la Santé Robert Kennedy Jr, connu pour ses positions vaccinosceptiques, va réexaminer à partir de mercredi des pratiques vaccinales bien établies, faisant craindre la propagation de positions sans fondement scientifique. Le Comité consultatif sur les pratiques de vaccination (ACIP), est un organe clé qui conseille les CDC, principale agence sanitaire du pays.

  • Première réunion des nouveaux experts en vaccination de RFK Jr

    3 days ago | capitol.fr | Issam Ahmed

    Un groupe consultatif d'experts nommés par le ministre américain de la Santé Robert Kennedy Jr, connu pour ses positions vaccinosceptiques, va réexaminer à partir de mercredi des pratiques vaccinales bien établies, faisant craindre la propagation de positions sans fondement scientifique. Le Comité consultatif sur les pratiques de vaccination (ACIP), est un organe clé qui conseille les CDC, principale agence sanitaire du pays.

  • RFK Jr's Medical Panel To Revisit Debunked Vaccine Claims

    3 days ago | barrons.com | Issam Ahmed

    A vaccine panel appointed by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will revisit long-settled science and spotlight rare risks linked to childhood immunizations in a meeting beginning Wednesday, raising fears that fringe theories could seep into national policy. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an independent body that reviews scientific evidence to recommend which groups should receive vaccines and when, rarely makes headlines. But these are no ordinary times.

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Issam Ahmed @IssamAhmed
30 May 25

RT @AFP: More than three-quarters of the world's glaciers are set to vanish if climate change continues unchecked, a major new study warned…

Issam Ahmed
Issam Ahmed @IssamAhmed
10 May 25

Does that last line of the Pakistan foreign office's statement suggest the country's civilian leadership is making a request of its own armed forces? https://t.co/eQ53Tost9a

Issam Ahmed
Issam Ahmed @IssamAhmed
10 May 25

RT @OmarAbdullah: This is no ceasefire. The air defence units in the middle of Srinagar just opened up. https://t.co/HjRh2V3iNW