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fromFortune
1 month ago

'Babies become sitting ducks': Babies too young for vaccines remain vulnerable in measles 'hotbed' communities | Fortune

Vaccination rates are declining, increasing vulnerability of infants to measles outbreaks, which require herd immunity for protection.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Doctors face-palm as RFK Jr.'s top vaccine advisor questions need for polio shot

If we take away all of the herd immunity, then does that switch, does that teeter-totter switch in a different direction?
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fromNature
4 months ago

HPV vaccine could help to protect the unvaccinated against cervical cancer

A drop in precancerous growths in women who hadn't received the jab suggests the existence of a 'herd effect' against the virus.
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fromtime.com
11 months ago

Measles Vaccination Rates Are Plummeting Across the U.S.

Vaccination rates for MMR have dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns about potential outbreaks.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows

While coverage has been slipping since 2015, public health specialists say the speed and scale of the drop in 2024 is without precedent a collapse deepened by Javier Milei's sweeping austerity programme, which has slashed the national health budget and strained the outreach networks that once underpinned Argentina's vaccination successes. The decline is serious. Coverage continues to fall. It has never been this low,
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fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

Can the US achieve cervical cancer herd immunity? DW 10/01/2025

High, gender-neutral HPV vaccination in the United States has driven major reductions in vaccine-covered HPV infections and brought herd immunity against cervical-cancer-causing strains within reach.
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fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children

Eliminating vaccine mandates endangers herd immunity, risks resurgence of eliminated diseases, and sacrifices children's safety under the guise of bodily autonomy.
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