Tag: vaccines
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Steady advocacy, lasting impact: CMS and the 2026 legislative session
Read More: Steady advocacy, lasting impact: CMS and the 2026 legislative sessionCecilia Comerford-Ames CMS Communications and Marketing Manager When the 2026 legislative session adjourned on May 13 sine die under the Gold Dome it closed a session where numerous issues were defined less by dramatic headlines and more by high stakes policy decisions that directly affect how medicine is practiced in Colorado. Much of the work…
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Final Word: Collaboration is Colorado’s strongest vaccine safeguard
Read More: Final Word: Collaboration is Colorado’s strongest vaccine safeguardDavid Higgins, MD, MPH, FAAP This year, radical changes to federal vaccine policy and recommendations have fragmented and destabilized the U.S. vaccination ecosystem that has safeguarded generations from life-threatening vaccine-preventable diseases. These changes include the dismantling of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the removal of independent scientific advisors, and the bypassing of long-standing…