Staff cuts prompt US consumer safety agency to stop collecting data on car accidents, drug cases

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US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts

April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.

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Disruption of measles vaccinations during COVID pandemic took its toll--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-17 12:08

Survey of global measles activity shows COVID pandemic's effect Overall, the study paints a picture of steady global declines in measles activity since 1990, but suggests the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with its disruptions to childhood immunization schedules, may mark the beginning of the end of measles progress for some nations. CIDRAP

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Trump administration budget document outlines massive proposed cuts in health and even head start programs

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-17 11:30

Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts HHS would be asked to absorb a $40 billion cut, about one-third of its discretionary budget. The Washington Post

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U.S. CDC advisory committee recommends lowering age for receiving RSV vaccinatons

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2025-04-17 10:12

Vaccine advisory panel recommends expanded RSV use, and two new vaccines The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Wednesday to recommend lowering the age at which adults can get a vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus. Helen Branswell STAT

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U.S. CDC considers narowing recomendations for COVID-19 vaccinations

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CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations | CNN The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who are older or who have compromised immune function, rather than the current blanket recommendation for everyone 6 months of age and older. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Misinformation issue -- The struggle in the Texas measles infections

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2025-04-16 10:04

In the West Texas measles outbreak, a new battle emerges — misinforma… Vaccine critics have downplayed the role of measles in two Texas girls’ deaths, peddled unproven measles treatments and exaggerated the dangers of the vaccine. By Yuriko Schumacher, Pooja Salhotra and Terri Langford The Texas Tribune

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WHO members agree on text for a legally binding pandemic agreement

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World Health Organization agrees legally binding pandemic treaty The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic. BBC News

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics.

The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation and competition for resources seen during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Key elements include the rapid sharing of data about new diseases, to ensure scientists and pharmaceutical companies can work more quickly to develop treatments and vaccines.

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