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fromSlate Magazine
2 months agoParenting
My Friend Has Been Sucked Into One of the Darkest Groups in the Parenting Community. I Can't Stand By Her.
A four-month postpartum mother exhibiting isolation, sleep deprivation, and anti-vaccine behavior may be experiencing postpartum depression that affects parenting and decision-making.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoWho'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.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoAs the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoTrump 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.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoI Remember a World Without Vaccines
I am open-minded; I believe in integrative practices, and I agree that the medical establishment can be arrogant and unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, which now funds so much of medical research. But I fully understand Scherer's frustration with his interminable discussions with Kennedy about scientific articles.
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#meningitis-outbreak
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fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoPeople don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says
Private meningitis vaccination is unnecessary for the general public despite an unprecedented outbreak in Kent; targeted vaccination and antibiotics are being provided to affected university students.
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fromArs Technica
1 month agoWe study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming
Measles outbreaks impose substantial economic costs through containment, medical expenses, and productivity losses, while declining vaccination coverage threatens control of multiple infectious diseases.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoViruses don't know borders': US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis
The World Health Organization announced in late January that six European countries: the United Kingdom, Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan had all officially lost their measles elimination status, which means the virus has been circulating continuously in those countries for more than 12 months.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoOpinion: Anti-vaccine ideology doesn't just cost lives. It drains pocketbooks.
Reducing the national vaccine schedule from 17 to 10 diseases endangers children's health and exposes families to catastrophic medical costs that can devastate household finances.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month agoWhat Jay Bhattacharya Wants From the CDC
In his first email to CDC staff, he wrote that the federal government's "decisions, communications, and processes" broke the public's trust during the pandemic, and that "acknowledging this reality is a necessary step toward renewal." In practice, the CDC has been undergoing a kind of forced renewal for months.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoMisinformation is rife': Readers on why parents avoid the measles jab
Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoPediatricians urge Americans to stick with previous vaccine schedule, despite CDC's recent changes
The AAP and CDC now present different childhood vaccine schedules after federal changes reduced CDC recommendations from 17 to 11 diseases while AAP endorses 18.
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fromkffhealthnews.org
2 months agoTrump 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.
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