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Trump says he will have chat with RFK Jr on ending child vaccination programmes
1 week, 4 days ago

Trump says he will have chat with RFK Jr on ending child vaccination programmes

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs. When asked if he would sign off if Kennedy decided to end childhood vaccinations programs, Trump told Time magazine, "we're going to have a …

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Trump, Kennedy to discuss future of childhood vaccination programs
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump, Kennedy to discuss future of childhood vaccination programs

Firstpost  

Public health experts, including former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, warn that reducing vaccination rates could lead to outbreaks of diseases like measles Robert F Kennedy Jr and President-elect Donald Trump greet each other at a campaign event. File Image/Reuters President-elect Donald Trump plans to discuss the future of childhood vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Secretary …

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Letters to the Editor: Hooray for the government scientists and regulators protecting ordinary Americans
1 week, 6 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Hooray for the government scientists and regulators protecting ordinary Americans

LA Times  

Vials of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed. Health officials in Southern California recently warned of potential measles exposure at Los Angeles International Airport and a local hospital. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk for the H5N1 bird flu that has infected farmworkers, and the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska issued a rare …

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How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

NPR  

How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions …

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Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Measles exposure reported at LAX, Orange County children’s hospital. Who is at risk?

LA Times  

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2015 shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. Health officials warned Thursday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport and Children’s Hospital of Orange County in recent days may have been exposed to measles. The Los Angeles County Department of Public …

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Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

The Hindu  

Tiruchi district is performing well in terms of immunisation, due to wide-ranging public acceptance of vaccinations, and adequate healthcare support, Saira Banu, surveillance medical officer, World Health Organisation, NPSP Unit, Puducherry, said on Thursday. The Deputy Director of Health Services said that people in Tiruchi were quite open to the immunisation programme. “We also ensure that the medical workers reach …

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'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick
3 weeks, 4 days ago

'He will cost lives': Former Trump appointee thrashes RFK Jr. pick

Raw Story  

A former public health official from Donald Trump's first term as president sounded the alarm over one of his nominees for his second term. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, told CNBC's "Squawk Box" that Department of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would put American lives at risk …

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Putting RFK Jr. in charge of HHS will erode children's health, pediatricians warn
4 weeks ago

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of HHS will erode children's health, pediatricians warn

Salon  

When Joseph Ladapo was appointed the surgeon general in Florida in September 2021, the vaccination rate for routine injections for kindergartners was 93.3 percent. As Trump recently said, Kennedy will “restore” public health “agencies” to the “traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research” to “Make America Great and Healthy Again.” But such a restoration could lead to the loss of key …

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'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak
1 month, 1 week ago

'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the notorious conspiracy theorist tapped by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is not telling the truth about his involvement in a measles outbreak in Samoa, CNN health correspondent Meg Tirrell told anchor Jake Tapper on Friday. "Renewed reports are emerging about Kennedy's alleged role in a deadly 2019 measles outbreak …

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'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee
1 month, 1 week ago

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

Raw Story  

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer faced tough questions Friday on CNN about sick kids in his state that left him struggling to defend President-elect Donald Trump. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Emmer about Trump's selection of vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and put it in the context of …

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CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health
1 month, 1 week ago

CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health

Daily Mail  

International health agencies are raising the alarm over a surge in measles and a decline in vaccination rates against the deadly - and preventable - virus. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021. Only about 81 percent of people got the measles …

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Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year
1 month, 1 week ago

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection, rose across the …

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Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world
1 month, 1 week ago

Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world

Firstpost  

According to a study, about 10 million people caught measles last year, a 20 per cent rise compared to 2022. According to a study, about 10 million people caught the world’s most infectious disease last year, a 20 per cent rise compared with 2022. According to health organisations, just 74 per cent of children globally received the necessary second dose …

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Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO
1 month, 1 week ago

Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO

India Today  

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organisation and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. "At this moment, every single country in the world has access to measles vaccine, so there's no reason why any child …

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"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick
1 month, 1 week ago

"I hope you like measles": Medical doctors in "horror" over RFK Jr. pick

Salon  

The idea of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken vaccine skeptic who has also made baseless claims about fluoride and other scientific issues, serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has the medical community panicking over the potential implications. President-elect Donald Trump has said that he would let Kennedy “go wild on health” and on “the …

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WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023
1 month, 1 week ago

WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023

Al Jazeera  

The disease killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five. Approximately 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20 percent increase compared with 2022, a new study estimates. “The measles vaccine is our best protection against the virus, and we must continue to invest in efforts to increase access.” Measles is one of the …

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Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican president-elect said he wants to “let …

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‘Dire implications’: Experts warn Trump could spark global health crisis with latest idea
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Dire implications’: Experts warn Trump could spark global health crisis with latest idea

Raw Story  

Over the weekend Donald Trump said he is considering a ban on not just vaccine mandates, but vaccines themselves—an extension of his embrace of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He is expected to put RFK Jr., a known AIDS denialist and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and purveyor of vaccine misinformation who has likened the use of vaccines to the "holocaust," in charge …

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U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising
2 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. The rates help explain a worrisome creep in cases of whooping cough, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, said Dr. Raynard Washington, chair of the Big Cities Health Coalition, which …

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MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But they added that the “slight waning” in MMR vaccine immunity is only apparent because …

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Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California

Salon  

Recent travelers through Southern California are being alerted to possible measles exposure, according to a Thursday report from Los Angeles' KTLA 5 news — and those exposed could be at risk of developing the illness. California health officials have traced the instance to a passenger on Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0711, which arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal of …

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Traveler infected with measles flew into LAX, visited Orange County
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Traveler infected with measles flew into LAX, visited Orange County

LA Times  

An image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. A traveler infected with measles flew from London to Los Angeles International Airport before traveling to Orange County this month, potentially exposing the public to the highly infectious disease, health officials said Wednesday. The person arrived at the Tom Bradley …

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Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Cloud, Minn.: “I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.” If you want to experiment on somebody’s kids, Kamala Harris, AOC, and so forth, have your own kids, lay off of mine.This is about doing what you want to do …

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NYC is rocked by cases of Victorian-era disease in migrant center - as critics blame Biden's porous border
5 months, 1 week ago

NYC is rocked by cases of Victorian-era disease in migrant center - as critics blame Biden's porous border

Daily Mail  

New York City health officials are on high alert after detecting measles at a migrant shelter in Brooklyn. The cases come on the heels of another in a Chicago migrant shelter in May, where a single case led to an outbreak of 57 cases in the city. Asylum seekers are not required to be immunized when they reach the US, …

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