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The new charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices turns vaccine policy into a process-and-trust story. STAT reported that the charter broadens member criteria and calls for review of alternatives to vaccines, a change landing while medical groups and courts are contesting who should shape national immunisation guidance.
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The planned return of 988's specialised LGBTQ+ youth option is not only a question of reopening a phone line. It is a test of whether a crisis system can restore trust after interrupting the network that many young callers previously knew.
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