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US Vaccine Panel To Hold High-stakes Policy Meeting

A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement will on Thursday take on federal immunization recommendations in a highly politicized meeting that could upend longstanding medical advice.

International Business Times

When’s the best time to get a flu shot? Doctors explain

Last year marked the deadliest non-pandemic flu season for U.S. children on record

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway

Health agencies working under Robert F

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Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths

After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.

The Texas Tribune

Translating what Kennedy's anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s MAHA followers turn on him after he endorses measles vaccine

Kennedy’s sudden embrace of the MMR vaccine has upset some followers

The Independent UK

When will the US measles outbreak end?

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

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Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’

The Guardian - US

Nearly 50 Texans Infected With Measles In Growing Outbreak

A growing measles outbreak in west Texas has infected 48 people, according to official state data released Thursday -- the latest sign that the once-vanquished childhood disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates decline.

International Business Times

Experts warn flu season hasn’t peaked yet, and will get worse before it gets better

At least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 influenza-linked deaths—including 57 children—have plagued the U.S. this season.

Fortune

Key GOP vote on RFK Jr. faces high-stakes primary - Roll Call

Cassidy, a physician, had expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr's vaccine skepticism, but backed him for HHS secretary nonetheless.

Roll Call

Is bird flu info threatened under Trump?

Under orders from the Trump admin, agencies like the CDC are pausing some public health messaging as H5N1 surges

Salon

Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu?

Public health experts weigh in on the current state of testing for bird flu amid rising cases of influenza A

Salon

Meet the bird flu pandemic preppers

Reminded of the ways COVID disrupted normal life, some see bird flu as an imminent disaster

Salon

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Salon

Fear of Trump mangling bird flu response

From gutting federal agencies to favoring profit over public health, here's why public health experts are concerned

LiveScience

Do any infectious diseases have a 100% fatality rate?

Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us.

Fortune

Bird flu begins its human spread, as health officials scramble to safeguard people and livestock

Some experts say mass human-to-human transmission of this strain of bird flu is only a matter of time.

Fortune

Bird flu casts a wider net as U.S. health officials keep drip-feeding information on Fridays

Researchers are urging the CDC to get ahead of the H5N1 virus 'before it’s too late.'

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Salon

Are people more afraid of illness today?

The COVID pandemic pushed people to be either hyper-aware of viruses, or not trust public health at all

Salon

How deadly is "triple E" mosquito virus?

Experts discuss a rare mosquito-borne illness forcing public spaces to close down at night

Salon

Mpox outbreak is a health equity problem

While WHO and Africa CDC declare public health emergencies over mpox, questions of vaccine access are critical

Salon

Summer’s FLiRT COVID wave peaks

COVID could be a staple of summer, experts say

Inverse

An Infectious Disease Doctor Reveals the Only Covid-19 Factor Everyone Should Track In 2024

An infectious disease doctor describes why you don't need to learn in detail about every single new Covid variant.

Roll Call

Summer COVID surge isn’t cause for alarm, experts say - Roll Call

Doctors say the current wave of COVID-19 infections has been caused by people congregating indoors during the summer heat waves.

Salon

Mpox mutating to become more contagious

A new strain of mpox is spreading more efficiently, but experts don’t think it has pandemic potential yet

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