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Also, the WHO highlights more local transmission of clade 1b in multiple countries.
The comments centered on a memo from FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Vinay Prasad.
South Carolina officials report 8 new cases in the state's growing measles outbreak.
A review and meta-analysis of 89 studies shows the global prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization is 14%.
The deer was harvested near the Berrien County line, about 14 miles from the nearest CWD-positive location.
Mexico has reported 92 cases of myiasis caused by New World screwworm as of November.
CDC vaccine advisers turned their focus to the childhood vaccine schedule, though no votes were cast.
Vaccines, insecticide-treated nets, and seasonal malaria chemoprevention have saved millions of lives, but resistance to malaria treatment is rising in Africa.
The measures, which passed despite vehement protests from several members, drew swift rebuke from the medical community.
Just 34% of US adults have gotten a flu shot, 25% have had a COVID vaccine, 8% have received the pneumococcal vaccine, and 6% have been vaccinated against RSV.
When asked about what age they would recommend the vaccine, 35% chose birth and 16% said 1 month, for a total of 51% by 1 month.
Researchers identified 619 hospital-based bacterial and fungal outbreaks in 13 countries from 2020 through March 2024, and higher case-fatality ratios than reported in pre-pandemic studies.
Although the hepatitis B vaccine is widely heralded as a public health success story, Kennedy has long targeted the vaccine as unnecessary and dangerous.
Confidence in the AMA compared to the CDC was true regardless of political party affiliation among adults polled.
Among eligible adults, shingles vaccination reduced new mild cognitive impairment diagnoses by 1.5 percentage points.
The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will likely be filled with misinformation and vaccine myths, experts warn.
“We are deeply concerned by sweeping new FDA assertions about vaccine safety and proposals that would undermine a regulatory model designed to ensure that vaccines are safe, effective, and available," write 12 former FDA directors.
No secondary transmission chains have been identified in France.
The vaccine was 97% effective, and protection did not wane during the follow-up period.
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
