#cdc-advisory-decision

[ follow ]
#covid-19
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago
Coronavirus

Covid jabs huge success, but work needed on trust in vaccines - key findings from Covid report

Coronavirus
fromLos Angeles Times
19 hours ago

New COVID subvariant 'Cicada' is on the rise. Here's what you need to know

A highly mutated COVID-19 strain, BA.3.2 or 'Cicada', is spreading in California, raising concerns about increased disease activity among vulnerable seniors.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago
Coronavirus

Covid jabs huge success, but work needed on trust in vaccines - key findings from Covid report

Coronavirus
fromFuturism
1 week ago

CDC Caught Burying Report on Real Effects of COVID Vaccine

The Trump administration has blocked a report confirming COVID-19 vaccines significantly improve public health.
Coronavirus
fromTruthout
1 week ago

CDC Head Blocks Release of Findings Showing Strong COVID Vax Effectiveness

COVID-19 vaccines reduced hospitalization rates by 55% among vaccinated adults, but publication of findings is being delayed by CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya.
Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
3 weeks ago

Mutated viral variant found in US for first time in SFO traveler

A new COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2, is emerging and may evade immunity from previous infections or vaccinations.
#san-francisco
fromMission Local
9 hours ago
Healthcare

S.F. health dept. plans to cut managers, clinics and more. Here's what you need to know.

San Francisco's Department of Public Health plans to cut $40 million from its budget, impacting staff positions and service provider contracts.
Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
9 hours ago

San Francisco is getting ravaged by multiple viruses. Experts aren't sure why.

San Francisco is experiencing high rates of gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses, with changing vaccine recommendations potentially contributing to the surge.
Healthcare
fromMission Local
9 hours ago

S.F. health dept. plans to cut managers, clinics and more. Here's what you need to know.

San Francisco's Department of Public Health plans to cut $40 million from its budget, impacting staff positions and service provider contracts.
Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
9 hours ago

San Francisco is getting ravaged by multiple viruses. Experts aren't sure why.

San Francisco is experiencing high rates of gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses, with changing vaccine recommendations potentially contributing to the surge.
#cdc
Public health
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious

Political interference at the CDC raises concerns about leadership autonomy and scientific integrity.
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief

Dr. Erica Schwartz has been nominated by President Trump to lead the CDC, filling a long-vacant director position.
Public health
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Texas Doctor Who Led Measles Response Joins CDC Under RFK Jr.

New appointments at the CDC aim to restore scientific integrity and public trust in health practices.
Public health
fromArs Technica
3 days ago

Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious

Political interference at the CDC raises concerns about leadership autonomy and scientific integrity.
Washington DC
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Trump nominates former Coast Guard doctor as CDC chief

Dr. Erica Schwartz has been nominated by President Trump to lead the CDC, filling a long-vacant director position.
Public health
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Texas Doctor Who Led Measles Response Joins CDC Under RFK Jr.

New appointments at the CDC aim to restore scientific integrity and public trust in health practices.
fromApaonline
5 days ago

What Do We Really Know About "Obesity"?

Gould's findings were consistent with previous conjectures, where the apparent lower lung function of Black people was part of a justification for enslavement.
Philosophy
Coronavirus
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

California urges mpox vaccination after more-severe strain detected in San Francisco

California health officials urge high-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox after a more severe strain, Clade I, was detected in San Francisco.
#measles
Public health
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

Measles returns to SF with first confirmed case since 2019

San Francisco confirmed its first measles case in seven years involving an unvaccinated infant who was exposed abroad.
Public health
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Measles Outbreaks Are Increasingly Common. Here's What You Need to Know.

Measles outbreaks are resurging across North America, with large case counts, lost elimination status, and policies that could reduce vaccination rates.
Public health
fromFlowingData
2 months ago

Cumulative measles rising with South Carolina outbreak

Declining childhood measles vaccination rates have led to renewed outbreaks in US states, reversing earlier elimination progress.
Public health
fromSFGATE
4 days ago

Measles returns to SF with first confirmed case since 2019

San Francisco confirmed its first measles case in seven years involving an unvaccinated infant who was exposed abroad.
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

California sees the most measles cases in 7 years as disease resurges nationwide

California has reported its highest number of measles cases in seven years, driven by declining vaccination rates.
Coronavirus
fromsfist.com
5 days ago

Case of Measles Found In San Francisco Infant Following International Travel

An infant in San Francisco has contracted measles, marking the city's first case since 2019, with low public risk reported.
Coronavirus
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

Measles takes a plane to Idaho, which has worst vaccination rate in US

Vaccination coverage for measles in Idaho is only 78.5%, significantly below the 95% target needed to prevent outbreaks.
#vaccines
Coronavirus
fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

HHS Wants to Be Done With Drama, for Now

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is avoiding vaccine discussions amid concerns over his anti-vaccine stance affecting Republican midterm prospects.
Coronavirus
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Uncharted territory': uncertainty as US vaccine guidance falls apart under Trump

Access to vaccines is uncertain due to halted recommendations and legal challenges affecting the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Coronavirus
fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

HHS Wants to Be Done With Drama, for Now

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is avoiding vaccine discussions amid concerns over his anti-vaccine stance affecting Republican midterm prospects.
Coronavirus
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Uncharted territory': uncertainty as US vaccine guidance falls apart under Trump

Access to vaccines is uncertain due to halted recommendations and legal challenges affecting the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Who's In Charge of Vaccines Now?

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration likely violated the law by dismissing the CDC's vaccine advisory panel and replacing it with vaccine-skeptical members, then altering childhood immunization schedules without proper input.
#vaccine-policy
Public health
fromwww.wired.com
1 month ago

Why RFK's CDC Is Endorsing Shared Decisionmaking' for Vaccines

The HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed universal vaccine recommendations from the childhood immunization schedule, replacing them with shared clinical decisionmaking, a term public health experts argue misrepresents vaccine safety and efficacy evidence.
Public health
fromWIRED
1 week ago

No One Knows Where US Vaccine Policy Goes Next

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine policy changes are on hold due to a federal judge's ruling and concerns about increased vaccine hesitancy.
Public health
fromwww.wired.com
1 month ago

Why RFK's CDC Is Endorsing Shared Decisionmaking' for Vaccines

The HHS under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed universal vaccine recommendations from the childhood immunization schedule, replacing them with shared clinical decisionmaking, a term public health experts argue misrepresents vaccine safety and efficacy evidence.
fromJezebel
6 days ago

What If the FDA Vaccine Chief Was Required to Be Someone with a Background in Vaccines?

The Trump-era patronage system has affected us all, by so often thrusting inexperienced randos with obvious political mandates into important positions that have previously always been occupied by career civil servants or specialized leaders.
Coronavirus
Public health
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Public Health Needs to Get Off the Laptop and Into the Streets

Transformational experiences in South Africa with TAC emphasized the importance of community engagement and effective communication in health education.
fromNews 12 - Default
1 month ago

Severe mpox strain detected in NYC

The Clade I case involves an individual who recently traveled outside of the United States. The NYC Health Department urges individuals who have sex with men and identify as male, trans, nonbinary, genderqueer or gender nonconforming to get vaccinated.
NYC LGBT
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

After firings, funding cuts, and a shooting, can a demoralized CDC workforce recover?

The CDC experienced mass layoffs of over 3,000 public health workers, with employees receiving termination letters contradicting their positive performance reviews and recent raises.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency

Trish Mannes stated, "this peak has passed, absolutely" but cautioned that cases could still arise, emphasizing the need for ongoing monitoring.
Public health
fromFast Company
2 months ago

How America's WHO exit could affect flu shots, outbreaks, and future pandemics

The U.S. is no longer part of the World Health Organization. After the Trump administration declared its intention to pull the country out of the global public health agency one year ago, on Thursday it formally followed through, ending its commitment to the organization after 78 years. Withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO was one of Trump's day one priorities. Now, after the required one year notice period, the deed is done.
World news
#cdc-leadership
History
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

How America Got So Sick

The Antonine Plague, likely smallpox, killed over a million across the Roman Empire and contributed to systemic crises that hastened Rome's decline.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Officials missed 99% of data' on Covid vaccines before making recommendation, memos reveal

Internal memos used to end Covid vaccine recommendations for pregnant people and children overlooked hundreds of studies, prioritizing ideology over evidence-based decision-making.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak

Bacterial meningitis has become rare in the UK, but small clusters occasionally occur. The outbreak has affected 29 people, killing two, and is labeled 'unprecedented'.
Coronavirus
#measles-outbreak
fromEsquire
2 months ago
Public health

Measles Is Spreading Faster Than Ignorance in This Country-and That's Saying Something

Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump administration is failing to address spread of measles, experts say

The Trump administration has inadequately responded to accelerating measles spread exceeding 1,000 cases, with CDC leadership dismissing the outbreak as routine business costs while messaging confusion undermines vaccine confidence.
fromEsquire
2 months ago
Public health

Measles Is Spreading Faster Than Ignorance in This Country-and That's Saying Something

Coronavirus
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

CDC Issues Travel Advisory for More Than Two Dozen Countries-What to Know

The CDC updated its polio travel advisory to Level 2, adding Laos and Namibia while removing four countries, recommending all travelers maintain current vaccinations.
Coronavirus
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find

The 2024 flu vaccine showed only 25-30% effectiveness in adults due to poor matching with a dominant new H3N2 strain, marking one of the worst effectiveness rates in over a decade.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

What Happens When the CDC Issues Fewer Alerts?

If you're based in the United States, you've probably gotten used to government bodies issuing nationwide alerts - including ones that relate to public health. These have, historically, been good ways for health-conscious people to know what to look out for and for regional public health experts to develop strategies to help keep potential outbreaks contained.Unfortunately, now both individuals and institutions are reckoning with a big question: what to do when those warnings are much smaller in number?
Public health
Public health
fromNature
2 months ago

Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation

NIAID has been directed to remove 'biodefense' and 'pandemic preparedness' and will shift funding away from those areas toward basic immunology and domestic infectious diseases.
Coronavirus
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Anyone Else Worried About the New Virus That's Hitting California?

Judge KP George, a Texas Democrat-turned-Republican facing financial crime indictments, received only 8.4% of the vote in a Republican primary election, placing last among five candidates.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations

US vaccine committee is reevaluating all vaccine recommendations, potentially shifting childhood vaccine requirements toward individual choice over public mandates.
Public health
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Doctors are ignoring new federal vaccine recommendations

The AAP maintains a comprehensive childhood vaccine schedule including a new RSV immunization, prompting many doctors and states to prefer it over the CDC's narrowed schedule.
Public health
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Controversial NIH director now in charge of CDC, too, in RFK Jr. shake-up

Bhattacharya delegates NIH leadership to deputies, is publicly visible as 'Podcast Jay', and is expected to enable RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda at the CDC.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello

California joined WHO's GOARN to retain international outbreak-response access after the U.S. federal government withdrew from WHO.
Public health
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Europe just approved a combined flu and COVID shot. Why hasn't the US?

Moderna's mCombriax, a combined flu and COVID vaccine, received European regulatory recommendation for authorization, pending European Commission ratification for EU approval.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Flu cases on the rise in California; doctors urge vaccinations

Influenza transmission is rising in California and the Bay Area, increasing hospital cases and prompting vaccination, handwashing, and mask use to reduce serious illness.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

There were 13 full-service public health clinics in L.A. County. Now there are 6

Because of budget cuts, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has ended clinical services at seven of its public health clinic sites. As of Feb. 27, the county is no longer providing services such as vaccinations, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, or tuberculosis diagnosis and specialty TB care at the affected locations, according to county officials and a department fact sheet.
Public health
Public health
from48 hills
2 months ago

Optional vaccines? CDC chair's bizarre views would turn US into deadly experiment - 48 hills

A CDC advisory chair rejected established scientific methods and promoted unsupported claims linking vaccines to harm, undermining public health expertise.
Public health
fromkffhealthnews.org
2 months ago

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm

SARS-CoV-2 can produce diverse, long-term health harms while federal policy has narrowed vaccine recommendations and paused development contracts despite calls for sustained research and monitoring.
Public health
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

One Vaccine-Schedule Change That Actually Makes Sense

HHS removed several childhood vaccines from the universal schedule but reduced the HPV regimen to one dose, increasing vaccination uptake and preventing cervical cancer cases.
[ Load more ]