When global health science and security expert Rebecca Katz saw an opportunity to bolster public health during the 39-day soccer tournament, she got to work.
The findings come as childhood vaccination rates continue to decline in parts of the US and as measles cases rise nationwide.
Machine learning helps scientists analyze complex datasets, uncovering subtle patterns that are key to vaccine development.
The findings reinforce past research indicating that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is safe.
The charter shifts focus away from reviewing and recommending vaccines to considering other ways to prevent disease.
Having no ACIP quorum needs be addressed, because fall respiratory vaccine recommendations have to come from somewhere.
Experts call it an opportunity to assess how an independent scientific advisory process can serve the US in a complex scientific and political environment.
The strongest evidence that this is continuous measles spread, rather than reintroduction, comes from the virus itself.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the appeal seeks to restore a federal advisory panel so it can make vaccine recommendations for the fall.
Georgetown University and local public health departments are taking innovative approaches to preparedness during the World Cup (part 2 of 2).
