February 12, 2026
In "The Bells Still Ring," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss a recent poll on Americans’ trust in vaccine information from the CDC, the measles outbreaks in immigration detention centers, and explain the controversy over a US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial in Africa. Dr. Osterholm will also bring you some good news on US funding for global health and answer an ID Query about Nipah virus.
- Interactive vaccine map for US schools (Washington Post)
- Large share of older US adults haven’t had a recent flu or COVID vaccine, poll finds (CIDRAP News)
- Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility (The Texas Tribune)
- Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S. (ACLU)
- ‘No Humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building (The Star Tribune)
Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:
Learn more about the Vaccine Integrity Project
Music:
"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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