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Measles Outbreak Spreads to Florida High School Student

Wed, 2025-03-05 09:25 — mike kraft
Measles outbreak spreads to Florida A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School has been diagnosed with the disease. Newsweek

Florida has recorded its first measles case of the year amid an outbreak in states across the country.

A student at Miami Palmetto Senior High School in Pinecrest has been diagnosed with the disease, according to an email seen by CBS News Miami.

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Analysis: How Florida has changed since COVID hit 5 years ago.

Tue, 2025-03-04 12:21 — mike kraft
Five years after arrival of COVID-19, almost 100,000 dead, a changed Florida Along with almost 100,000 dead in Florida from COVID-19, the virus' imprint on schools, workplaces and politics lingers after five years. John Kennedy Tallahassee Democrat
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Measles cases reported in 9 U.S. states as outbreaks spread

Tue, 2025-03-04 09:29 — mike kraft
9 states report measles cases as outbreaks grow One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers… amartichoux The Hill
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Claiming government overreach, Louisiana won't promote vaccinations

Mon, 2025-02-17 11:16 — mike kraft
Citing government overreach, Louisiana won't promote vaccination, surgeons general say The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season. CIDRAP

 

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TB Outbreaks in Kansas and North Carolina

Mon, 2025-02-10 11:40 — mike kraft
There's a Massive Tuberculosis Outbreak in the US Kansas is experiencing one of the biggest outbreaks of tuberculosis ever recorded in the United States. luisprada VICE
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Bird flu: U.S. Poultry operations under pressure, Georgia suspends poultry activities

Mon, 2025-01-20 14:25 — mike kraft
‘All hands on deck’: Bird flu in US poultry puts state cooperation to the test Unusually late migration season means poultry operations may continue to see H5N1 outbreaks, officials say The Guardian
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U.S. childhood vaccination rates, a health bright spot in some states, are slipping

Tue, 2025-01-14 10:05 — mike kraft
Childhood vaccination rates, a health bright spot in struggling states, are slipping Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia have some of the highest childhood vaccination rates. Experts worry a rising tide of vaccine skepticism is causing those bright spots to dim. NBC News

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Florida grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines finds no evidence of criminal activity0

Thu, 2025-01-09 11:02 — mike kraft
Florida grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines finds no evidence of criminal activity A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has found no evidence of criminal activity concerning COVID-19 vaccines. AP News

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Location of Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:30 — mike kraft
Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People - KFF Health News Across the country, trash incinerators disproportionately overburden majority-Black and -Hispanic communities. Though the number of incinerators has declined nationwide since the 1980s, Florida offers financial incentives to waste management companies that expand existing facilities or build new ones. khnalessandrab KFF Health News

 

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Louisiana officials forbid public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots

Fri, 2024-12-20 10:27 — mike kraft
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding flu shot events or otherwise encouraging the public to get those vaccines. WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio
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