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ABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago
Public health

Measles could be easier to get than COVID-19, UCSF doctor says: Here's his warning as cases rise

Vaccination decline below 95% fuels rise in measles cases
Measles easier to contract than COVID, especially for unvaccinated individuals
www.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago
Public health

Vaccination Rates Dipped for Years. Now, There's a Measles Outbreak in Britain.

Measles cases have risen globally due to declining vaccination rates, leading to outbreaks in both lower and higher-income nations.
Access to vaccines and addressing hesitancy are crucial in preventing the spread of measles and other preventable diseases.
www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Health

Amid measles outbreak, Florida defers to parents on isolation

Rise in vaccine hesitancy led to measles outbreak in Florida
Measles outbreak in Broward County due to unvaccinated children
News
2 months ago
Health

Public health history course holds lessons for today

Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon and has historical roots.
Understanding historical context can provide insights and humility in solving public health problems.
News
2 months ago
Health

Public health history course holds lessons for today

Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon and has historical roots.
Understanding historical context can provide insights and humility in solving public health problems.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for utterly unacceptable' Covid vaccine comments

MP Andrew Bridgen has been stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust.The North West Leicestershire MP tweeted an article questioning the safety of the vaccines, adding: As one consultant cardiologist said to me, this is the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust.
morepublic-health
www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Public health

Health Misinformation Is Evolving. Here's How to Spot It.

Misinformation on social media is advancing rapidly, undermining trust in vaccines and public health experts.
Experts advise validating health claims with trusted sources and being vigilant about emotional manipulation online.
www.esquire.com
1 month ago
Public health

Florida Ignores Public Health Policies as Syphilis and Measles Spread

Syphilis cases in Florida surged, including congenital cases in Orange County
Dr. Joseph Ladapo's controversial decisions on public health measures
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Public health

I wish I'd had someone like me to talk to': the mothers helping fight cervical cancer in Malawi

Vaccine hesitancy and lack of access to healthcare are barriers to cervical cancer prevention in Malawi.
Peer-mentoring programs and community outreach efforts are helping to combat vaccine hesitancy and improve HPV vaccine coverage in rural areas of Malawi.
time.com
2 months ago
Public health

Measles and Misinformation Are Two Huge Public-Health Threats

Misinformation and vaccine hesitancy are contributing to the resurgence of measles cases globally.
Measles outbreaks are occurring in both high-income and low-and-middle-income countries.
New York Post
2 months ago
Public health

Thanks to Fauci & Co., America now must worry about measles outbreaks

Measles vaccinations for kids have plummeted, leading to concerns of a possible measles exposure at local airports.
The chronic dishonesty and flip-flopping of public health experts on COVID has led to a lack of trust and vaccine hesitancy.
News
2 months ago
Public health

Public health history course holds lessons for today

Vaccine hesitancy is not a new phenomenon and has historical roots.
Understanding historical context can provide insights and humility in solving public health problems.
Los Angeles Times
2 weeks ago
Parenting

More parents are delaying their kids' vaccines, and it's alarming pediatricians

Parents delaying MMR vaccinations for babies and toddlers are a concern for pediatricians.
Increasing number of parents seeking alternative vaccination schedules for their children.
New York Post
2 months ago
Coronavirus

Phony Fauci fesses up on fake science and COVID flim-flam

Fauci testified before Congress and faced scrutiny for his handling of the pandemic and his contradictory statements.
He admitted that the COVID policies and mandates he promoted may increase vaccine hesitancy for years to come.
The Nation
3 months ago
Public health

Why Don't Americans Believe in Science?

Dr. Peter Hotez's newest book, The Deadly Rise of Anti-science, explores how anti-science forces in the US have become more organized and embraced by high-profile politicians and pundits.
Hotez estimates that 200,000 Americans died preventable deaths during the Delta-variant surge of 2021 due to vaccine hesitancy.
Hotez argues that the anti-science movement is an orchestrated product of a networked political ecosystem of extremism.
www.bostonherald.com
4 months ago
Public health

How lawmakers in Texas and Florida undermine COVID vaccination efforts

Some states, like Texas and Florida, are limiting the public conversation about COVID vaccines.
The shift in health information follows rhetoric from primarily Republican politicians.
Vaccine uptake in the US is low, with less than 5% of Americans receiving an updated shot.
www.bostonherald.com
4 months ago
Public health

How lawmakers in Texas and Florida undermine COVID vaccination efforts

Some states, like Texas and Florida, are limiting the public conversation about COVID vaccines.
The shift in health information follows rhetoric from primarily Republican politicians.
Vaccine uptake in the US is low, with less than 5% of Americans receiving an updated shot.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
Health

Trust in childhood vaccines holds steady, despite skepticism of Covid-19 vaccines, survey finds

Divisive views on the Covid-19 vaccines haven't shaken the broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines, a new survey suggests.Nearly nine out of 10 adults in the US say that the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines outweigh the risks a share that's remained unchanged since before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Public health

Damar Hamlin's collapse spurs new wave of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation

By ALI SWENSON, DAVID KLEPPER and SOPHIA TULP | The Associated Press WASHINGTON Unfounded claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines proliferated in the hours and days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday's game, revealing how pervasive vaccine misinformation remains three years after the pandemic began.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Public health

Haiti receives its first batch of cholera vaccines to tackle deadly outbreak

Haiti has received its first shipment of cholera vaccines since an outbreak was declared more than two months ago.The first of the 1.1m doses, delivered last week, will be distributed in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and surrounding areas in the hope of stemming the spread of the disease, which has been aided by political instability and lawlessness.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Public health

India: Mumbai races to halt measles outbreak DW 12/23/2022

Measles has killed at least 16 children in the densely packed Indian city of Mumbai since the start of an outbreak in October.The disease is characterized by a high fever and a distinctive red rash.It can be contagious for days before the rash emerges and is often particularly dangerous for children under 5. Experts have blamed a reduction in vaccination rates during the COVID-19 pandemic for the outbreaks, which have also been seen to a lesser degree in other cities across India.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

China ramps up COVID vaccination for elderly after rare protests

Mainland China's biggest wave of civil disobedience since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago comes as the number of COVID cases hit record daily highs and large parts of several cities face new lockdowns.China will speed up COVID-19 vaccinations for elderly people, aiming to overcome a key stumbling block in efforts to ease unpopular zero-COVID curbs.
Nytimes
2 years ago
Public health

Opinion | Omicron Created a Perfect Storm in Hong Kong

Although Omicron caused sharp surges in cases across the globe, Hong Kong stands out grimly for its Covid-19 death rate.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

There are myths that need busting': Sadiq Khan urges minority ethnic Londoners to donate blood

L ondon mayor Sadiq Khan has urged black, Asian and minority ethnic people to donate blood, to boost supplies for lifesaving treatments.Mr Khan gave blood himself at City Hall on Tuesday morning in a bid to set to an example for minority ethnic people, who come forward to donate in disproportionately small numbers.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

East London Covid vaccine festival cost 535 per every person jabbed

A vaccine festival organised by an east London council only managed to jab 435 people, according to a Freedom of Information request.
BBC News
1 year ago
Public health

China protests: Why is it struggling to vaccinate the elderly?

China says it plans to ramp up Covid-19 vaccinations among its elderly population.The move follows widespread anti-lockdown protests and the abandonment of its controversial zero-Covid policy.The relatively low vaccination rate for older people in China has been a major obstacle in relaxing the country's strict controls on the spread of the virus.
CBC
1 year ago
Toronto

Not a high risk:' 3 young adults explain why they haven't got a booster shot | CBC News

Banin Hassan says there is only one reason she would consider getting another shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to boost her first two doses.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Creator of Johns Hopkins COVID tracker wins top US science award

Tracker launched by US professor Lauren Gardner in early days of the coronavirus outbreak credited with informing global response.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and 'we lower our guard at our peril': WHO chief

The coronavirus pandemic is by no means over, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized for the umpteenth time Sunday as he warned about relaxed public health measures and monitoring.
Independent
1 year ago
Coronavirus

Covid pandemic 'most certainly not over', warns WHO chief

The Covid-19 pandemic is "most certainly not over", the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the Omicron wave.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Musk has "huge responsibility" to fight health misinfo on Twitter, WHO says

Elon Musk has a "huge responsibility" to combat dangerous, potentially life-threatening health misinformation on Twitter, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Nytimes
2 years ago
World politics

A new distribution system is helping African countries ramp up vaccinations.

African countries will be able to dramatically accelerate their vaccination programs because the system of distributing Covid vaccines has changed, World Health Organization officials said on Thursday.
KQED
1 year ago
Healthcare

'Our Community Has Been Very Responsive': Oakland LGBTQ Community Center's Joe Hawkins on Managing the MPX Outbreak | KQED

I think that the long run is not here yet.So I think we will see at this time next year what impact we've had.
I do believe we're all trying to figure this thing out.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

CDC advisers back new booster shots to fight omicron

Vials of the reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster move through production at a plant in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
Public health

U.S. Poor Died At Much Higher Rate From COVID Than Rich - Report - Towleroad Gay News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans living in poorer counties died during the pandemic at almost twice the rate of those in rich counties, a study released Monday by the Poor People's Campaign showed.
Hardwood Houdini
2 years ago
Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks prediction, odds, TV channel

Another week, another national primetime television matchup for the Boston Celtics on a Sunday afternoon.
Hardwood Houdini
2 years ago
Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics vs. Brooklyn Nets prediction, odds, TV channel

If you were to tell NBA fans back in October that on March 6th the Brooklyn Nets would be sitting in the eighth seed, you wouldn't be taken even remotely seriously...especially if you told them that the Boston Celtics would be decent-sized favorites on that same day.
time.com
2 years ago
Coronavirus

The Solomon Islands Is Being Overwhelmed by Its First Community Outbreak of COVID-19

With the first community outbreak of the coronavirus in the Solomon Islands spreading rapidly through the largely unvaccinated population, the Red Cross warned Thursday that the Pacific Island nation's fragile health care system is at risk of becoming overwhelmed.
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