Mississippi’s overall maternal sepsis rate in the past decade was 6.2 cases per 10,000 births, though it was 8.6 per 10,000 among Black women.
Adjuvanted and high-dose flu vaccines show similar efficacy in preventing infection and hospitalization in US adults aged 65 and older.
A decision on whether to recommend just 1 dose needs to rest on solid evidence.
In international news, Cambodia reported a human H5N1 case this week.
If the state's measles vaccination rate continues to fall, it could see dozens, if not hundreds, of kids’ deaths in the coming years.
Annenberg poll also shows that most don’t believe that childhood vaccines cause autism.
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The WHO warns there are still too many deaths occurring in the community.
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