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Vaccine aid to developing nations among foreign aid programs being cut by Trump administration

Wed, 2025-03-26 13:21 — mike kraft

Trump administration to cut vaccine aid to developing countries Administration plans to end funding to Gavi, a global health organization that helps provide life-saving care for children The Guardian

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Vaccination cuts by 27% the risk of long COVID --study

Wed, 2025-03-26 10:11 — mike kraft

Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID 27%, review suggests So far, the West Texas outbreak has resulted in at least 259 measles cases. CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccination slashed the risk of experiencing prolonged symptoms by about 27% in fully vaccinated adults who were later infected, estimates a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) systematic review of 12 studies.

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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change

Wed, 2025-03-26 10:02 — mike kraft

NIH Ends Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research. Annie Waldman,Sharon Lerner ProPublica

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U.S. budget cuts are hitting measles vaccination and other disease prevention programs the hardest-- Study

Tue, 2025-03-25 17:59 — mike kraft

Measles Vaccination, Disease Surveillance And Labs Hit Hardest By US Budget Cuts - Health Policy Watch Cuts to global immunisation budgets are hitting measles vaccine coverage, disease surveillance, laboratory networks and outbreak response the hardest, Health Policy Watch

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U.S. CDC sees five more senior officials departng

Tue, 2025-03-25 17:11 — mike kraft

5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving. The departures were announced Tuesday at a meeting of agency senior leaders. AP News

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U.K. health offcials draw up new disease threat watch list

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:29 — mike kraft

Priority pathogens: UK draws up new disease-threat watch list Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments. BBC News

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First case of bird flu detected in sheep, in U.K.

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:21 — mike kraft

World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England H5N1 virus found in single animal in Yorkshire but risk to general public is very low, say experts The Guardian

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US Measles Map--cases spreading to Tennessee

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:11 — mike kraft

US measles map shows cases spreading to new state The number of cases this year has already surpassed the number of cases recorded for the entirety of last year, when there were 285 cases reported. Newsweek

Tennessee has confirmed its first case of measles for this year amid the outbreak of the virus that has hit a number of states across the country. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 95 percent of the confirmed cases in 2025 involved individuals who were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

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TB cases continue to rise in the U.S. and Europe

Mon, 2025-03-24 17:10 — mike kraft

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. AP News

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‘Measles is only a plane flight away’--doctors

Mon, 2025-03-24 16:52 — mike kraft

‘Measles is only a plane flight away’: As outbreak surges, experts warn against global health funding cuts | CNN Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences.

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