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ICE raids are leading a growing number of people across the state to cancel important and even life-saving medical appointments.
Despite a partial vaccine mismatch this season, say researchers, vaccine effectiveness was statistically significant across all age-groups.
Low coverage was seen in West Texas, southern New Mexico, northern Arizona, parts of Mississippi, and the rural Southeast.
Today's myths include "Vaccines cause autism," "VAERS proves vaccines kill people," "Natural immunity is better," and "mRNA vaccines cause turbo cancers."
A new Pew Research Center survey shows that partisan views on science have shifted since 2023.
The members are Veronica McNally, JD, of Michigan State College of Law, and Wendy Lane, MD, MPH, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
The number of US jurisdictions reporting very high or high flu activity fell from the previous week, from 45 to 36.
During surges, the differences in case rates between in-center and home patients were more apparent than during non-surge weeks for all variant-dominated periods.
African officials say a controversial study of the hepatitis B vaccine—scheduled to begin this month—may be canceled, but US officials differ.
Pre-existing conditions, genetic susceptibility, immune dysregulation, or environmental exposures may play a role.
Infants who later received the whole-cell vaccine had significantly higher levels of nasal antibodies than those given the acellular vaccine.
Today's myths: "Vaccines were never properly tested," "Vaccinated and unvaccinated kids haven’t been compared," "The ingredients are toxic," and "Too many, too soon." More in part 2 tomorrow.
Patients with Lyme disease incurred nearly $4,100 more in health care costs over 6 months.
No deaths have been reported, but 12 people have been hospitalized.
Also recorded was an outbreak among 9,000 commercial turkey breeder hens in Meeker County, Minnesota.
The number of licensed SNF beds fell 3%, and operating capacity dropped 5%, from 2019 to 2024.
Researchers say the strain of XDR Shigella sonnei appears to be spreading beyond high-risk groups into the broader population, which could lead to more treatment failure.
The analysis looked at more than 332,000 adults in Denmark aged 65 and older.
Also, Utah has 25 new cases, raising the state total to 201.
County-level US nonmedical exemptions to childhood vaccine requirements rose 2.5 percentage points from 2010 to 2024.
