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Vaccine-makers unlikely to split MMR shots despite Trump's push
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Vaccine-makers unlikely to split MMR shots despite Trump's push

The biggest obstacles to President Donald Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges it poses for U.S. parents, health providers and drugmakers. The plan the Republican president announced earlier this week calls for separating childhood vacci…

The News Flicker·August 13, 2026

Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine schedule
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Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine schedule

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different single-disease shots. Trump has long suspected t…

The News Flicker·August 10, 2026

Fauci contempt vote shows lasting power of pandemic politics
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Fauci contempt vote shows lasting power of pandemic politics

Six years after the world was thrust into a global pandemic, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past. Instead, they're bringing COVID-19 politics to center stage for new scrutiny and demanding accountability. A Republican-led Senate committee's con…

The News Flicker·August 6, 2026

KKR buys Medicover’s India hospitals business
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KKR buys Medicover’s India hospitals business

Global investment firm KKR has acquired Medicover India's hospital business. Sources said the the transaction values the hospital chain at around ₹10,000 crore and KKR may invest another ₹3,000-4,000 crore to fuel expansion. The acquisition strengthens KKR's …

The News Flicker·August 6, 2026