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FDA Panel Backs Moderna's First mRNA Flu Shot — What It Could Mean for Your Fall Vaccine

FDA advisers unanimously backed Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine mFlusiva on June 18. Here's what the 9-0 vote means for fall 2026 vaccination and who it would cover.

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The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed

Amid a worsening flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, the U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy are once again requiring new recruits to get vaccinated against the influenza virus, according to ABC News. The move comes two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rescinded the…

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RFK Jr.’s moves on animal testing spur Capitol Hill action

In his first two years on the job, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill, largely because of his vaccine skepticism and distrust of the status quo. But one of his quieter pushes — ending animal testing in medical research —…

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The CDC Refused to Publish This COVID Vaccine Study; Scientists Just Found Another Way to Get It Out

A COVID vaccine study, initially blocked by the CDC, was published in JAMA Network Open, showing a 50% reduction in hospitalisations among vaccinated adults.

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Hegseth’s Air Force quietly brings back flu vaccine rule for recruits after more than 200 fall sick at base

As of June 19, around 222 flu cases were reported on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas

The Independent UK

U. S government health CDC journal blocked COVID-19 vaccine study but paper has finally been published. What is in it? Details here

Covid-19 study approach, called "test-negative design", looks at people who were admitted to hospitals or visited emergency rooms with respiratory illnesses.

The Economic Times

Covid vaccine study released after Trump admin block

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Blocked COVID vaccine report finally emerges as critics demand answers

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal

The Independent UK

COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal

The Independent UK

For the first time ever, no young women in England died of cervical cancer. In the U.S., RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism stalls HPV progress

Zero deaths, 200 lives saved, and 61% vaccinated. Without the vaccine, 23 women would have died, but in the U.S., RFK Jr. still won’t call the vaccine safe.

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DRC Ebola Outbreak Hits 1,003 Cases and 254 Deaths Making It the Second Largest Outbreak in Recorded History

As of June 22, 2026, Congo's Ebola outbreak has 1,003 confirmed cases and 254 deaths — the second largest on record. Contact tracing stands at only 55%.

Medical Daily

Congo's Ebola outbreak sets first-month record with 1,048 cases, 267 deaths

The Democratic Republic of Congo is grappling with its most severe Ebola outbreak in its initial month, reporting over 1,000 confirmed cases and hundreds of deaths. The virus, a rare strain with no approved vaccine, is spreading rapidly, particularly in displacement camps. Contact tracing remains a significant hurdle, with officials…

The Times of India

Whooping Cough Has Already Killed Two Children This Year in the U.S. — and California Has Nearly 700 Cases with Summer Just Starting

CDC data confirm 4,598 whooping cough cases in 2026 with California leading at 700+. Two child deaths confirmed. 4 in 5 sick children under 6 were unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated.

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CDC FluView Confirms 179 Children Died from Flu This Season, and 85 Percent Were Not Fully Vaccinated

CDC FluView confirms 179 pediatric flu deaths in the 2025–2026 season; 85% of eligible children were not fully vaccinated. The 2026–27 flu vaccine formulation has been finalized.

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CDC Issues New 30-Day Ebola Entry Order Covering DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan; Screening at JFK, Atlanta, and Dulles

CDC issued a new 30-day Ebola entry order on June 21, 2026, for DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. The Bundibugyo strain has caused 198+ deaths. No approved vaccine exists.

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CDC Confirms 2,104 Measles Cases in 41 States as U.S. Elimination Status Faces Its Greatest Threat Since 2000

CDC data confirm 2,104 measles cases in 41 jurisdictions with 30 active outbreaks in 2026. The U.S. risks losing measles elimination status held since 2000.

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'One injection protects up to six months': what is new HIV drug lenacapavir?

As South Africa becomes the ninth African country to introduce the use of new long-acting drug lenacapavir for HIV prevention, RFI spoke with infectious disease specialist Ndong Essomba Bitchoka about how the treatment works, whether the supply will meet demand and why developing an HIV vaccine remains a challenge.

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Whooping Cough Has Killed 2 Children in 2026 as 4,598 Cases Rise and Summer Peak Raises Alarm

CDC: 4,598 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through late May 2026. Two child deaths. Summer peak season underway. CA, WA, OH, FL leading states. Here's what parents must know.

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Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil

Vaccine uptake has been declining in Brazil and South Africa over the last decade. This decline has reversed important gains in protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, diphtheria and whooping cough.

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Measles Has Now Spread to 41 States and Killed Three People. The CDC Update from June 18 Shows How Close the U.S. Is to Losing Elimination Status.

CDC June 18, 2026: 2,104 measles cases, 41 jurisdictions, 30 outbreaks, 93% outbreak-associated. Three deaths since 2025. U.S. on track to lose 2000 elimination status.

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The Ebola Outbreak in DRC Just Hit 837 Confirmed Cases. The CDC Has a Dire Projection — Here's What It Means for the U.S.

Ebola DRC: 837 confirmed cases, 196 dead as of June 15. No vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo strain. CDC models project 20,000+ cases in 90 days. JFK screening active.

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One Historic Week for Flu: Generic Xofluza Approved June 17, mRNA Flu Vaccine VRBPAC Vote June 18 — Here's What Both Mean for 2026–27

FDA approved generic baloxavir June 17; VRBPAC voted on mRNA flu vaccine June 18. The 2025–26 flu season killed 24,000 Americans. Here's what both mean for 2026–27.

The Independent UK

Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

France 24

DR Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is 'evolving fast', WHO warns

The deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is rapidly spreading in spite of accelerating public health measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The outbreak, which began in mid-May, is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus for which there is not yet a vaccine or specific treatment.

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Pete Hegseth ended mandatory flu vaccines for military, now nearly 160 reportedly sick at Texas Air Force base

Hegseth said flu vaccines were "absurd overreaching mandates"

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