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The independent group will review vaccination in children and young adults.
The Cyclospora outbreak linked to tainted iceberg lettuce was declared over last week.
The United Nations says there are small signs of progress.
The Mifflin County Coroner says an 18-year-old has died of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurologic complication of measles.
In total, 76% of Americans said they trusted the measles vaccine for kids, down from 84% six years ago.
The review of 2021-2023 Medicaid data also found significant regional variation in pediatric sepsis mortality rates.
Four measles-related deaths have been reported in Pennsylvania, but not by the CDC.
Doctors also note that their patients hesitate to apply for government benefits and often keep their children home from school.
A study of more than 1.6 million births finds that use of the antibiotic during unscheduled cesarean delivery has risen since 2016, and postpartum infections have declined.
Pneumonia also contributes to excess death, along with malnutrition, pneumonitis, non-vehicle accidents, and drowning.
The Jefferson County coroner reported the death, though the state health department said it's conducting its own review and will provide updated information as it becomes available.
An outbreak of the resistant bacteria affected 47 children who attended a neighborhood party in Ireland, plus a close contact.
While RSV may be shed by hospitalized patients at higher rates than flu, the infectious potential is unknown.
This remains the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history.
New research attributes this achievement to a comprehensive prenatal screening program.
Despite a measles fatality confirmed last week in a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, baby, the CDC still has not acknowledged any 2026 deaths.
The study also suggests “road exposure” could be an important source of sporadic infection with the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
More than half a dozen petitions have been filed with the high court since May by people claiming their First Amendment right to religious freedom has been harmed by mandatory vaccine policies.
Although 82% of adults surveyed know that avoiding mosquito bites is the best way to prevent West Nile and dengue, only one-third know how to apply insect repellent properly.
A person who died in Sud-Ubangi province exposed at least 38 people on a long journey that crossed two countries and several previously unaffected provinces.
