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COVID and Flu Vaccine Risk; Medicare Advantage Fraud; $1.4B Missing Health Funds

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 鶹ý staff

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Adults 85 and older who received COVID and flu vaccines at the same time appeared to have a very small . (CNN)

Only 7% of U.S. adults and 2% of kids received as of two weeks ago, according to the CDC. (AP)

An mRNA-based generated a strong immune response in a mid-stage trial of adults, developers Pfizer and BioNTech said.

A former executive at a South Florida Medicare Advantage organization was charged for her alleged role in a , the Department of Justice said.

Exela Pharma Sciences issued of some of its sodium bicarbonate, midazolam, and cysteine hydrochloride injections.

Here are warning signs that America's . (Axios)

And here's how burnout is playing out among , too. (USA Today)

Republicans in funding for the PEPFAR HIV program. (The Washington Post)

An audit of the Maryland Heath Departments found that the state received during the pandemic. (The Washington Post)

The only is preparing students to serve in rural and tribal areas. (CBS News)

While for kids improved in past years, they're not back to pre-pandemic levels. (MMWR)

What would happen to developing nations if were suspended? (The Hill)

Lawmakers are looking for ways for new rare disease treatments. (Endpoints News)

Two workers at a were hospitalized after being sprayed with liquid laced with radioactive materials. (AP)

Children and adolescents who increased from 10% in 2019 to 13.8% in 2022, CDC data showed.

Twice as many parents of kids ages 9 to 15 reported than substance addiction. (JAMA Network Open)

A woman filed claiming he secretly used his own sperm to impregnate her during fertility treatments. (The Seattle Times)

Healthcare professionals at are trying to unionize. (DCist)

Savannah renamed one of its town squares after . (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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    Kristen Monaco is a senior staff writer, focusing on endocrinology, psychiatry, and nephrology news. Based out of the New York City office, she’s worked at the company since 2015.