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FILE - An infant receives a routine vaccination at First Georgia Physician Group Pediatrics in Fayetteville, Ga., Aug. 17, 2021. About 25 million children worldwide missed out on routine immunizations against diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N. In a new report published Friday, July 15, 2022 the World Health Organization and UNICEF said their data show 25 million children last year failed to get vaccinated against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis, a marker for childhood immunization coverage. (AP Photo/Angie Wang, file)

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Healthwatch: US calls for fewer childhood vaccinations, as potent new flu strain emerges

Dr. Leana Wen joins us to discuss controversial changes to childhood vaccination schedules, rising flu and measles cases in the US and her concerns about the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis.

Vaccines are prepared for students during a pop-up immunization clinic at the Newcomer Academy in Louisville, Ky., on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

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Healthwatch: CDC advisors vote to shift decades-old guidance on hepatitis B vaccines

Tom Hall, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak

Dr. Leana Wen is former health commissioner for Baltimore City, and is now a regular columnist on health news at the Washington Post.

Dr. Leana Wen is a Washington Post columnist, professor at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, author of the book Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health, and former Baltimore City Health Commissioner.

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Dr. Leana Wen on Tylenol safety, CDC turmoil, new vaccine policies

Tom Hall, Rob Sivak, Sam Bermas-Dawes

On today's Midday Healthwatch, Dr. Leana Wen counters government claims of Tylenol-autism links, and discusses recent changes in federal vaccine policies.

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Healthwatch: How changes in Covid vaccine policy, mass firings at CDC threaten public health

Tom Hall, Rob Sivak, Sam Bermas-Dawes

In this month's Healthwatch, Dr. Leana Wen assesses how new restrictions on covid vaccines, and mass firings at the CDC are putting Americans' health at risk.

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What Ya Got Cookin': Summer recipes with Baltimore award-winning chefs

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Something is cookin at Midday! Chef John Shields and Chef Damian Mosley are our experts for today's episode of "What Ya Got Cookin'." We also get a quick nosh with James Beard award-winning restaurateur Cindy Wolf.

An artist's rendering of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. (CDC)

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Midday Healthwatch: Drug Safety on Paxlovid and Ozempic

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre

On this month's edition of Healthwatch, Dr. Leana Wen shares advice for using Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 and using Ozempic for assisting weight loss.

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Healthwatch with Dr. Leana Wen: new COVID boosters, school safety

Tom Hall, Teria Rogers, Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Rob Sivak

The public health advocate joins us for our monthly conversation about the continuing COVID pandemic, E. coli worries in West Baltimore's water, and other important public health issues.