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The Trump administration says it will withhold funding from the global vaccine group unless it develops and initiates a detailed plan to phase out use of vaccines containing the preservative.
The authors recommend using portable air purifiers that stir up and clean the air or, in the case of close contact, wearing an N95 respirator.
Offering self-collection to all women can improve health equity and speed the global elimination of cervical cancer, the authors say.
Mexico has reported 987 confirmed cases of measles so far this month.
The highest antibody levels were seen among those who were school-aged children during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
The increase follows a previously documented 222% surge from 2016 to 2022.
The South Carolina outbreak increased by 89 cases in the past 4 days.
Estimated effectiveness was 54% against outpatient visits 4 weeks post-vaccination, although with considerable uncertainty.
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
Vaccine effectiveness against severe illness was 43% among children with underlying conditions and 53% among those without.
Infected patients were at 3.5 times the risk for new-onset behavioral syndromes such as eating disorders and sleep disorders.
So far 5 hospital workers in Bengal state, India, have been infected with Nipah virus.
Recommended vaccines include those against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, hepatitis A and B, rotavirus, and meningococcal disease.
Foege led the global effort to eradicate smallpox, widely viewed as one of the greatest public health achievements in history, and later headed the CDC.
Because in utero exposure to certain viruses has been linked to impaired neurodevelopment, researchers looked at whether SARS-CoV-2 exposure could have similar effects.
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The avian flu detection occurs 2 years after cattle in Texas were first sickened in a spillover event.
The spike in cases comes as some federal officials downplay measles and the importance of vaccination.
The CDC estimates 19,000,000 illnesses, 250,000 hospitalizations, and 10,000 deaths due to flu this season.
Children who were up to date on vaccines, or who had higher aluminum exposure, were no more likely to develop epilepsy than those who didn’t.
