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Among US adults, 23% say RFK Jr recommends that kids should get the measles vaccine, 29% say he does not recommend it, and 48% aren't sure.
Our systematic review published this week shows that rigorous, transparent evidence synthesis can persist even when traditional advisory processes falter.
But the overall odds are likely low and may well have ebbed since the pandemic peak.
The 2-dose oral vaccine had an efficacy of 73% in healthy volunteers who were exposed to Salmonella Paratyphi A, which causes paratyphoid fever.
Seven new illness and 2 additional deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, which has grown to 27 cases and 6 deaths.
The bat harbored the BRZ batCoV virus, which the researchers say has likely been silently circulating in Latin America for some time.
The findings highlight a critical gap in many national and global H5N1 surveillance systems.
Researchers say reliance on earmarked voluntary contributions from external donors like the Gates Foundation undermines the WHO's independence.
The revamped open-access site tracks scientific progress toward the development of broadly protective coronavirus vaccines.
Prior to this year, there had only been 1 confirmed measles case in Utah since 2020.
Participants with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major depressive disorder were at a 10% higher risk of persistent symptoms.
The trial was investigating whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract cut in-hospital deaths in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients compared with standard care.
Grant County, Washington, recently had 7 avian flu detections in wild birds.
The large-scale project was conducted by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy's Vaccine Integrity Project.
Cases in adjoining areas of Arizona and Utah climbed by 14, bringing that outbreak to 138 infections.
Flights from Asia played a larger role in disease spread than those from other countries, the study found.
Antiviral prescribing for influenza-positive kids at risk of severe illness in US emergency departments declined 53% compared with the prepandemic period.
In September cholera cases were down 27% from August.
Overall protection against infections peaked at 4 weeks after vaccination.
Officials waited more than 3 months after 2 whooping cough deaths to issue a statewide health alert.
