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U.S.Health Secretary RFK Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety.

Mon, 2025-04-14 10:24 — mike kraft

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection 'wanes very quickly' Though he endorsed measles vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety. NBC News

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for people to get the measles vaccine while in the same breath falsely claiming it hasn’t been “safety tested” and its protection is short-lived.

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Analysis: U.S. CDC Budget cuts damage HIV prevention programs

Mon, 2025-04-07 11:07 — mike kraft

HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress. Jason Mast STAT

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U.S. flu levels decline but more children deaths reported --CDC

Mon, 2025-04-07 10:53 — mike kraft

Flu levels in US continue to decline, but more kids' deaths confirmed For the seventh week in a row, indicators show that US influenza activity is dropping, but it's still above baseline levels. CIDRAP

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Measles: RFK Jr. supports vaccinations as 2nd unvaccinated child dies, and total U.S. cases top 600

Mon, 2025-04-07 10:39 — mike kraft

RFK says the "most effective way" to prevent measles spread is the MMR vaccine Kennedy has a long record of sowing skepticism about vaccines. Rebecca Falconer Axios

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Measles misinformation issue: some patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity

Thu, 2025-03-27 10:26 — mike kraft

Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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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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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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‘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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