Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He previously covered the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with CNBC.

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Berkeley Lovelace Jr. is a health and medical reporter for NBC News. He covers the Food and Drug Administration, with a special focus on Covid vaccines, prescription drug pricing and health care. He previously covered the biotech and pharmaceutical industry with CNBC.

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CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine

On Friday, a CDC advisory panel unanimously recommended limiting the Covid shot to people 65 and older or those with underlying health conditions.
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In an unorthodox move, CDC vaccine advisers table a vote on hepatitis B

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not expected to change recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines in newborns, after its panel of advisers tabled Friday a much-awaited vote on the issue.
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CDC advisory panel recommends restricting access to the MMRV vaccine

A closely watched advisory panel to the CDC voted Thursday to restrict access to a measles vaccine that includes protection against chickenpox.

Former CDC director warns about changes to childhood vaccine schedule at hearing

WASHINGTON — The future of access to critical childhood vaccines, including the hepatitis B shot, became a flashpoint in a Senate health committee hearing Wednesday, just a day before an influential vaccine panel is set to meet.

CDC under Kennedy faces Senate scrutiny and vaccine panel review

Access to childhood vaccines faces a “real risk” in the U.S., Susan Monarez is expected to tell a Senate health committee on Wednesday.

Families on Obamacare brace for higher health care premiums next year

Tax credits made Affordable Care Act plans accessible to middle-class families. Enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of 2025, which could result in major price jumps.
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FDA to present data it claims ties Covid shots to child deaths at CDC meeting

FDA officials plan to present data they claim links the Covid vaccine to 25 deaths in children at a CDC vaccine panel meeting next week, a source confirmed to NBC News.
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RFK Jr.'s new 'MAHA' report gives road map to improving kids' health but stops short of action

A long-awaited follow-up to the Trump administration’s MAHA report aims to outline steps to improve kids’ health but is light on specifics and stops short of cracking down on pesticides and ultra-processed foods.
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For some, Medicare isn't covering the updated Covid vaccine yet

Some older Americans on Medicare are facing an unexpected problem: The updated Covid shots — approved last month by the Food and Drug Administration for all adults 65 and up — aren’t being covered, forcing them to decide whether to pay out of pocket
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Ahead of Kennedy hearing, GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines

Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the meeting