
Rachel Roubein
Author at The Health 202 Newsletter
Health Reporter at The Washington Post
@washingtonpost health reporter focused on the Food and Drug Administration. Reach me on Signal: RachelRoubein.28
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washingtonpost.com | Rachel Roubein |Lena Sun
HHS cancels funding for Moderna to develop vaccines to combat bird flu (washingtonpost.com) HHS cancels funding for Moderna to develop vaccines to combat bird flu By Rachel Roubein; Lena H. Sun 2025052823550600 The Department of Health and Human Services is pulling millions of dollars it had committed to give Moderna to aid the effort to develop a vaccine to combat the bird flu in humans, the company announced Wednesday.
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nzherald.co.nz | Rachel Roubein |Fenit Nirappil |Lauren Weber |Lena Sun
Covid vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy kids and pregnant women in the US. Photo / 123RFHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jnr said on Tuesday that his agency would no longer recommend the coronavirus vaccine for healthy pregnant women and healthy children – an unprecedented move that bypasses the traditional system of vaccine advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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washingtonpost.com | Rachel Roubein |Fenit Nirappil |Lauren Weber |Lena Sun
RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women (washingtonpost.com) RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women By Rachel Roubein; Fenit Nirappil; Lauren Weber; Lena H. Sun 2025052715472900 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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bostonglobe.com | Fenit Nirappil |Rachel Roubein
The Trump administration’s shift to narrow approval for coronavirus vaccines to only those who are at high risk for severe disease has raised concerns among Americans who came to rely on annual shots, including the children of elderly parents, caregivers to the medically vulnerable, and people who want to avoid the risk of long COVID. Although most Americans do not receive updated shots, the proposed moves frustrate those who do.
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seattletimes.com | Fenit Nirappil |Rachel Roubein
The Trump administration’s shift to narrow approval for coronavirus vaccines to only those who are at high risk for severe disease has raised concerns among Americans who came to rely on annual shots, including the children of elderly parents, caregivers to the medically vulnerable and people who want to avoid the risk of long COVID. Although most Americans do not receive updated shots, the proposed moves frustrate those who do.
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