For today, links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (COVID ETC. 9-5-25 is HERE.  Scroll up or down for the WEST BANK, GAZA, LEBANON, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date.) — MCM

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FDA claims there’s a link between COVID-19 vaccines and pediatric deaths. Reported by Rob Stein and Leila Fadel | NPR  The Food and Drug Administration says it’s going to get tougher on vaccines, blaming the deaths of at least 10 children on the COVID-19 vaccines. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 30  Closed-door MAHA summit offers a glimpse into the administration’s evolving health priorities. Reported by Ahmad Damen and Miles Parks | NPR  Dr. Sandro Galea, a distinguished professor in public health and dean of the Washington University School of Public Health, warns that the administration’s turn toward alternative medicine risks sidelining science in federal health policy. Click HERE to listen and read.

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