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Trump order endorses plan to halve vaccines recommended for children

Executive order recognizes health department assessment as guide for federal government for childhood vaccines

The Guardian - US

Hantavirus: What Retirees Need to Know Before Boarding a Cruise Ship This Summer

Are you planning to take a cruise this summer? Get the facts on the rare hantavirus outbreak and why experts say norovirus remains the bigger health threat for retirees.

Kiplinger

The CDC Is Warning About a Drug-Resistant Superbug That Spreads When You Take Too Many Antibiotics — and Cases Are Rising

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning about a drug-resistant, 'superbug' on the rise in the United States that causes diarrhea.

International Business Times UK

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Why flu vaccines didn’t work that well in the US this season

Flu infections surged in late December and were especially intense in some parts of the country

The Independent UK

RFK Jr ready to make major changes to when children get vaccines including delaying shots for newborns: report

An advisory panel assembled by RFK Jr is scheduled to vote on the dose recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns

The Independent UK

Two monkeypox cases in California under investigation

Investigators there say they have not found a close contact who traveled abroad, nor have they confirmed additional cases

The Independent UK

RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.

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Kennedy's vaccine committee plans to vote on COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox shots

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The Independent UK

Who can get updated COVID-19 vaccines in the US now?

FDA has approved COVID shots for people aged 65+ and at high risk; others need a doctor’s order.

Al Jazeera

AMA and other medical associations are kicked out of CDC vaccine workgroups

U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations

The Independent UK

RFK Jr ends COVID vaccine recommendation: What do facts say about risks?

Robert F Kennedy Jr revoked CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine advice for children and pregnant women, causing expert confusion.

Al Jazeera

The latest COVID strain, NB 1.8.1, is an Omicron variant. Here's all you need to know

The appearance of a new variant coincides with changes to U.S. vaccine policies.

Fortune

Trump betting on old vaccine tech

It's in sharp contrast to Operation Warp Speed, which led to the creation of the COVID vaccines

Salon

Your questions about bird flu answered

H5N1 isn’t going away anytime soon and could become a pandemic. Here are some tips to help you understand your risk

Salon

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Norovirus, aka the winter vomiting bug, is on the rise – an infectious disease expert explains the best ways to stay safe

The highly contagious norovirus – popularly known as “stomach flu” or the “winter vomiting bug” – is now surging through the U.S.. The number of outbreaks is up significantly over previous years, possibly due in part to a new strain of the virus. Outbreaks can occur after direct contact with…

Fortune

Norovirus rates have skyrocketed by 340% this season. Here’s where the ‘winter vomiting disease’ is spreading and why

The CDC reported 91 norovirus outbreaks the week of Dec. 5, 2024, up from 69 the previous week.

The Independent UK

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

The U.S. flu season is underway

Fortune

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

Taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick.

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Salon

Is zinc a placebo for colds?

Doctors weigh in on the popular supplement during cold season

Salon

Summer’s FLiRT COVID wave peaks

COVID could be a staple of summer, experts say

LiveScience

Can you get a brain-eating amoeba from tap water?

In the U.S., tap water is generally safe and not a likely source of brain-eating-amoeba infections, experts told Live Science.

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

Salon

Finland offering workers bird flu shots

Experts debate the merits of vaccinating farmworkers to prevent an H5N1 pandemic

Fortune

‘A head-in-the-sand approach’: The U.S. strategic drug stockpile is inadequate for a bird flu outbreak

The U.S. stock is inadequate for a H5N1 pandemic. It’s time to ramp up solutions.

Fortune

FLiRTing with a COVID summer surge? What to know about the newest family of Omicron subvariants

These JN.1 spinoffs are more immune-evasive than subvariants past, scientists say.

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