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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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Vaccine skepticism: a new trend in attritudes--study

Fri, 2025-03-21 11:22 — mike kraft
'It's not a vaccine, it's a shot': Uncovering a new trend in vaccine skepticism It has long been recognized that attitudes towards vaccines may be vaccine-specific, so that people may take up some, but not others. Elena Semino Medical Xpress

 

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U.S. flu deaths rise amid anti-vaccine disinformation

Thu, 2025-03-20 10:28 — mike kraft
Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root As vaccine skepticism gains a greater foothold in the Trump administration and some statehouses, some Americans may already be paying the price, with deaths from influenza on the rise.
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U.S. FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recomendations, without its independent advisors

Fri, 2025-03-14 10:38 — mike kraft
After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine advisers. Katherine Dillinger, Brenda Goodman CNN
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Flu infections in U.S. ebb but major impact still felt at health facilities

Mon, 2025-03-10 10:04 — mike kraft
US flu ebbs for third straight week, but impact on healthcare remains Sixteen more pediatric flu deaths were reported, as hospitalizations and outpatient visits remain high. CIDRAP
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Flu: Brain damage reported in 13% of children who died of flu this season

Thu, 2025-03-06 09:35 — mike kraft
Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise. Patrick Pester Live Science

 

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Analysis: Public health efforts nationwide hurt by CDC firings

Tue, 2025-03-04 11:02 — mike kraft
CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington | CNN The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. CNN

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U.S. vaccination rates are declining as more states loosen mandates

Tue, 2025-03-04 09:52 — mike kraft
Vaccination rates are declining and might get worse as states relax rules More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates—even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas. Shalina Chatlani Medical Xpress

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US flu season showing signs of having peaked --CDC

Fri, 2025-02-28 19:16 — mike kraft
US flu season shows signs of peak Twelve more pediatric flu deaths were reported, mostly caused by the H1N1 strain, raising the season's total to 98. CIDRAP

Flu activity in the United States has declined for the second week and a row, suggesting levels have peaked, though hospitalizations and other markers remain high and deaths in kids are nearing 100, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today in its latest weekly update.

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Cancelled flu vaccine advisory commitee raised concerns about future supplies

Fri, 2025-02-28 10:01 — mike kraft
Could flu shot supply fall short this year? FDA's canceled meeting sparks worries Flu vaccine makers may face a last-minute scramble to produce enough doses after an FDA advisory committee meeting was abruptly canceled. NBC News
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