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As cattle detections track northward, Mexico recently reported its first human case.
Critics said today’s announcement is more evidence of the current administration’s willingness to undermine public trust in vaccines.
Five of 22 studies noted that over 50% of newborns had microcephaly, and the same number of studies observed that over 5% had congenital Zika syndrome.
The patient, who presented with gait imbalance and tremors, wasn't diagnosed until she was in a coma, shortly before she died.
When CDC advisers widened their recommendation in 2023, most members were swayed by data, including those for long COVID, showing that no group is at low risk for the virus.
The risk of long COVID was two to three times higher after the initial infection (14.8%) than after first (5.8%) or second (5.3%) reinfections.
Current vaccine strains show high neutralization against the latest variants, but the LP.8.1 antigen may provide similar or moderately higher cross-reactive antibody response.
Two cases near the Dallas area are now included in the large outbreak, which now totals 717 cases.
Since 2023, the country has ramped up MERS-CoV testing as part of sentinel surveillance.
Estimated effectiveness was 68% against influenza B and 32% against type A.
