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fromJezebel
4 days agoWhat 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.
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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.
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks agoThousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak
More than 4,500 young people have been vaccinated and over 10,000 treated with antibiotics in a huge drive to tackle a deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent, as health officials say it is too early to say if it has reached its peak.
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fromFast Company
2 months agoHow 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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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fromNature
3 months agoWhat happens if fewer children get vaccinated? Japan holds lessons for US
Reducing US childhood vaccine recommendations risks higher infectious disease, increased vaccine hesitancy, legal challenges for clinicians, and uneven population protection, as seen in Japan.
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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.
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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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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 months agoTop medical groups join forces to review vaccine science as CDC faces criticism
The American Medical Association and the Vaccine Integrity Project will independently review vaccine safety and effectiveness to provide evidence-based guidance to doctors and families.
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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.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month 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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