Daily Times

Pakistan renews commitment to achieve zero polio in 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme on Tuesday reaffirmed its determination to eradicate polio this year, as a high-level delegation from the Gates Foundation visited the National ...
Forbes

CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Chair Questions Polio Recommendation. Here’s Why That Sets A Dangerous Precedent

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice ...
The Hill

Chair of CDC’s vaccine panel questions need for polio vaccines, citing personal autonomy

Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast ...
Reuters

US vaccine panel head questions polio recommendation

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The chair of a U.S. government vaccine advisory panel questioned broad vaccine recommendations for polio and other childhood diseases and said promoting individual ...
The New York Times

Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from ...
BioSpace

ACIP Chair Questions Polio Vaccines, Values Individual Choice Over Public Benefit

“I don’t like established science,” ACIP chairperson Kirk Milhoan said in an interview on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast. “Science is what I observe.” Kirk Milhoan, chairperson of the CDC’s ...