Philadelphia Science Action

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“There was no scientific reason to reject this paper. It had undergone internal review, and it clearly meets the standards of peer-reviewed science. It makes my colleagues on edge to see political interference in the scientific process.” The study found that “Between September and December last year, healthy adults who received the COVID-19 vaccine reduced their likelihood of emergency department and urgent care visits by 50% and cut the likelihood of COVID-associated hospitalizations by 55%, compared with those not receiving a 2025-26 vaccine dose.”

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Finding new (actually more than 100 years old) ways to subvert the will of voters 🙄

Scott Perry backs bill to let state lawmakers, not voters, elect U.S. senators (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry (R-10) doesn’t want voters to directly elect their U.S. senators. Perry co-sponsored a resolution on Thursday to repeal the 17th Amendment,…

The new charter of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices changes the fundamental focus, membership structure and governance of the committee.

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