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Dutch child intensive care units busy with RS virus victims
1 week, 2 days ago

Dutch child intensive care units busy with RS virus victims

Dutch News  

Operations at some pediatric intensive care units are being postponed because of an influx of babies with the respiratory syncytial virus, broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday All seven pediatric ICs, comprising 90 beds in total, are currently nearing capacity, with RS patients taking up around half of them, NOS said. “The situation is challenging but care is guaranteed,” pediatric care …

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US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
3 weeks ago

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. “Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, an infectious diseases doctor at the largest private hospital in the state, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical …

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Experts Predict What Will Happen If Vaccine Programs Go Away
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Experts Predict What Will Happen If Vaccine Programs Go Away

Huff Post  

FatCamera via Getty Images President Trump recently said he does not like vaccine mandates in schools, igniting concern among many people. “But should the general support in its various sources for the childhood immunization program be diminished or end, what would happen is we would have a growing population of under- and unvaccinated children growing up in the United States.” …

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US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

India Today  

NEW YORK: The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now,” said the CDC’s Alicia Budd. “Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu,” said Dr. Catherine O’Neal, an infectious diseases doctor at the …

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Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Urgent ‘festive flu’ warning as NHS urges people to book pre-Christmas jab

The Independent  

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Column: He refused the COVID vaccine. He exiled himself from baseball. Was it worth it?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Column: He refused the COVID vaccine. He exiled himself from baseball. Was it worth it?

LA Times  

Benny Gallo stands at a ball field in Encinitas, Calif., in May 2022. “The energy of baseball, and the people that are in baseball, that’s really contagious,” Gallo said. The Nationals had advised employees they would consider “reasonable accommodation” for employees with a “sincerely held religious belief.” In his lawsuit, Gallo cited in part his convictions “as a devout Christian …

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Trump says he will have chat with RFK Jr on ending child vaccination programmes
4 weeks, 1 day 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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'Wild and dangerous': CNN host calls out Trump for pushing 'debunked' health claim
4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Wild and dangerous': CNN host calls out Trump for pushing 'debunked' health claim

Raw Story  

CNN's Kate Bolduan hammered Donald Trump for again suggesting a link between vaccines and autism in his wide-ranging interview with Time Magazine after he was named "person of the year." "He also spoke and was asked about vaccinations," said CNN's Steve Contorno, "because he has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now joining his administration and whether or not he believes Robert …

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'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump
1 month ago

'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump

Raw Story  

A new report from NPR outlines just how quickly public health in the United States could unravel should anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. be confirmed to run the Health and Human Services Department. NPR spoke with several public health experts who feared that RFK Jr.'s appointment as the nation's top health official could "cause renewed, deadly epidemics of …

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Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations
1 month ago

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations

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 winter flu are “rising rapidly” in England as the …

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The eradication of small pox may have the set stage for the mpox outbreak
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The eradication of small pox may have the set stage for the mpox outbreak

NPR  

The eradication of small pox may have the set stage for the mpox outbreak After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the disease came to an end, people in parts of Africa started getting sick with something rarely seen before - mpox. GABRIELLE EMANUEL, BYLINE: Eugene Bangwen spends his days thinking about mpox formerly called monkeypox. Bangwen decided to …

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Trump taps a surgeon, a former congressman and another Fox News personality to lead public health agencies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump taps a surgeon, a former congressman and another Fox News personality to lead public health agencies

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who gained national attention for opposing vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of a flurry of nominations late Friday night, Trump also tapped doctor and former Republican Rep. Dave Weldon of …

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Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma Senator Defends RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Conspiracy Theory

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING “I’ve sat down and had a long conversation with, and I actually find the guy extremely intelligent when it comes to this stuff. And some of this stuff does raise a lot of questions,” Mullin said Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” when asked if Kennedy’s controversial skepticism about vaccinations would be a dealbreaker for him. …

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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, 3 weeks 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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Immunisation for all is Humanly Possible
2 months ago

Immunisation for all is Humanly Possible

Deccan Chronicle  

Vaccination drive all over the world in the last half century has contributed vastly in eradicating many vaccine preventable diseases. Vaccination against 14 disease causing bugs has reducing deaths in under one year children by 40% all over the world. According to World Health Organisation, global immunisation has saved 150 million lives. Newer vaccines like HPV vaccine which protects against …

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Are vaccines necessary if you breastfeed? Here’s what breastfeeding mothers need to know
2 months ago

Are vaccines necessary if you breastfeed? Here’s what breastfeeding mothers need to know

Hindustan Times  

Breastfeeding is often touted as one of the best ways to nourish your newborn, but it goes beyond just providing essential nutrients. Breast milk plays a vital role in jumpstarting and developing your baby's immune system, protecting against various infections and diseases. These components include: Antibodies: One of the most significant elements of breast milk is antibodies, particularly Immunoglobulin A. …

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
3 months ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent  

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Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
3 months ago

Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared

LA Times  

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa before the disease prompted the 2022 global outbreak that saw wealthy countries quickly respond with …

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People advised to get the flu shot
3 months, 2 weeks ago

People advised to get the flu shot

China Daily  

Vulnerable groups are suggested to receive influenza flu vaccines, as the flu season in autumn and winter is approaching, a public health expert said. Yu Wenzhou, chief physician at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a news conference held in Beijing on Sunday that now is the right time for getting flu vaccines. All people aged …

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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The Independent  

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Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in the country, according to the United Nations. According to an AP report, Taliban had made no official statement and no reasoning was given for suspending vaccination campaigns ahead of planned immunization in September. Dr Hamid Jafari from the WHO said, regarding the possibility of shifting towards site vaccinations …

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This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

This city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On his first day of school at Newcomer Academy, Maikel Tejeda was whisked to the school library. With U.S. childhood vaccination rates below their goals, Louisville and the state were being praised as success stories: Kentucky’s vaccination rate for kindergarteners rose 2 percentage points in the 2022-2023 school year compared with the year before. “We’re closing the …

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Early signs California’s COVID surge is peaking: ‘It’s not gone away. It’s just lower’
4 months ago

Early signs California’s COVID surge is peaking: ‘It’s not gone away. It’s just lower’

LA Times  

Dr. Gaurav Shinde gives Giti Noroozi, 85, her vaccinations for COVID and flu at the Walgreens pharmacy in Torrance on Thursday. But for the week ending Aug. 31, the most recent data available, California’s coronavirus sewage levels fell back to “high,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We’re seeing, I would say, somewhat of a cresting …

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Israeli soldiers rammed UN vehicles with bulldozer and fired shots before letting them go, says UN spokesperson
4 months ago

Israeli soldiers rammed UN vehicles with bulldozer and fired shots before letting them go, says UN spokesperson

CNN  

CNN — Shots were fired during the Israeli military’s hours-long detention of a convoy of United Nations vehicles in Gaza, the UN Secretary General’s spokesperson said Tuesday. Dujarric said the Israeli soldiers had pointed their weapons at the UN personnel and that at some point during the incident “shots were fired.” He said IDF tanks and bulldozers then “proceeded to …

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