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Analysis: U.S. CDC Budget cuts damage HIV prevention programs

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HIV prevention was making great strides. Then Trump’s budget axe fell CDC layoffs and program cuts gutted branches responsible for a slew of HIV prevention services, imperiling decades of progress. Jason Mast STAT

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Measles misinformation issue: some patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity

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Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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U.S. measles cases spread to more states amid vaccine misinformation

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More US states report measles cases amid vaccine misinformation Ohio, Maryland and Alabama among states to report new cases, with 378 confirmed in first few months of 2025 The Guardian

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Vaccine skepticism: a new trend in attritudes--study

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'It's not a vaccine, it's a shot': Uncovering a new trend in vaccine skepticism It has long been recognized that attitudes towards vaccines may be vaccine-specific, so that people may take up some, but not others. Elena Semino Medical Xpress

 

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U.S. flu deaths rise amid anti-vaccine disinformation

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Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root As vaccine skepticism gains a greater foothold in the Trump administration and some statehouses, some Americans may already be paying the price, with deaths from influenza on the rise.
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Health officials in southwest states streached out in combatting measles misinformation

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Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates | CNN In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the clock to raise vaccination rates and otherwise help protect vulnerable communities – work that is challenged by the spread of disinformation. Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Analysis: How Florida has changed since COVID hit 5 years ago.

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Five years after arrival of COVID-19, almost 100,000 dead, a changed Florida Along with almost 100,000 dead in Florida from COVID-19, the virus' imprint on schools, workplaces and politics lingers after five years. John Kennedy Tallahassee Democrat
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Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

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West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died. AP News

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Measles: Texas officials say little despite biggest measles outbreak in years

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Texas leaders quiet amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades Declining vaccination rates, decreasing trust in government and a political unwillingness to endorse vaccines is shaping Texas’ measles response. By Eleanor Klibanoff, Pooja Salhotra, Terri Langford and Jayme Lozano Carver The Texas Tribune
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Analysis: The COVID controversy-- Why the COVID deniers won

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Why the COVID Deniers Won Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath David Frum The Atlantic
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