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Measles: AMA and CDC health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rises

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-03-20 10:06

Health experts plead for unvaxxed Americans to get measles shot as cases rise The US hit last year's total in under 12 weeks, suggesting we're in for a bad time. Beth Mole Ars Technica

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Measles: WHO says it is critical to catch up vaccinations to stem current outbreaks

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-03-20 10:00

'Critical' to catch up on measles vaccinations to stem outbreaks, says WHO Vaccinating children who missed their measles shots during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday, as outbreaks of the infectious disease increase worldwide. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Analysis: Backlash to COVID countermeasures could leave the U.S. less ready for a future pandemic.

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-03-18 09:59

COVID backlash could leave the U.S. less ready for the next pandemic Despite remarkable scientific advances, key weaknesses in the country's COVID response have only become more glaring. Caitlin Owens Axios

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Analysis: Overview of how COVID both changed America and then faded into background

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-03-14 10:06

Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch | CNN Politics Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different. Zachary B. Wolf CNN

..it’s equally remarkable, precisely four years later, how Covid-19 has both changed American life and also faded to the background.

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Analysis: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-03-13 13:13

How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Pits Parental Rights Against Public Health - KFF Health News Framed in the rhetoric of choice, Tennessee’s new law governing childhood vaccinations is among more than a dozen recently passed or pending nationwide that set parental freedom against community and children’s health. khnkytjaw KFF Health News

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Opinion: No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-03-12 10:37

No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine Pediatrician Paul Law fights measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He’s never seen a parent there turn down a vaccine. Torie Bosch STAT

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Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other lessons learned since the Covid pandemic started 4 years ago

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-03-12 10:26

Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we've learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago It’s been four years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Here are six important lessons we’ve learned. Yahoo Life

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Delays in kids getting vaccine and Trump's vaccine rhetoric causes concern

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-03-11 17:53

More parents are delaying their kids' vaccines, and it's alarming pediatricians More parents are choosing to delay childhood vaccinations, such as the MMR vaccine. Doctors worry toddlers remain vulnerable as measles spreads. Yahoo News

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Mpox outbreak slowed because of behavior changes, not vaccine--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-03-06 10:06

Mpox outbreak slowed because of behavior changes, not vaccine - UPI.com New research finds the 2022 mpox outbreak among gay and bisexual men began to slow down after just a few months -- even though just 8% of high-risk people had received the mpox vaccine. UPI

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That suggests that it was changes in gay and bisexual men's sexual behaviors, not the vaccine, that caused the outbreak to subside, researchers concluded.

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Nearly 500 deaths per day in the U.S. from excessive drinking during COVID-19 pandemic -- CDC report

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-03-05 11:01

Nearly 500 deaths per day from excessive drinking during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC report Excessive drinking is associated with chronic dangers such as liver cancer, high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease. Fox TV Stations FOX 7 Austin

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