Seasonal Flu

Brain damage reported in 13% of kids who have died of flu this season, CDC finds A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise. Patrick Pester Live Science

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Flu: Brain damage reported in 13% of children who died of flu this season

Thu, 2025-03-06 09:35 — mike kraft

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CDC firings undermine public health work far beyond Washington | CNN The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs across the nation whose participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources. CNN

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Analysis: Public health efforts nationwide hurt by CDC firings

Tue, 2025-03-04 11:02 — mike kraft

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Vaccination rates are declining and might get worse as states relax rules More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates—even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas. Shalina Chatlani Medical Xpress

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U.S. vaccination rates are declining as more states loosen mandates

Tue, 2025-03-04 09:52 — mike kraft

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Could flu shot supply fall short this year? FDA's canceled meeting sparks worries Flu vaccine makers may face a last-minute scramble to produce enough doses after an FDA advisory committee meeting was abruptly canceled. NBC News

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Cancelled flu vaccine advisory commitee raised concerns about future supplies

Fri, 2025-02-28 10:01 — mike kraft

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FDA meeting to choose flu vaccine composition canceled without explanation | CNN A March meeting of outside advisers to the United States Food and Drug Administration to discuss the composition of flu vaccines for this fall’s flu season has been canceled, a member of the advisory committee told CNN. Meg Tirrell CNN

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FDA cancels meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition

Thu, 2025-02-27 10:13 — mike kraft

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ACIP postponement, shelving of CDC vaccine campaigns stir fears In a week that began with mass firings of professionals at federal health agencies, other moves made this week by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are raising concerns among public health experts. CIDRAP

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CDC Advisory group postponement and shelving of vaccine raises concern among public health experts

Mon, 2025-02-24 11:09 — mike kraft

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Flu takes more than 400 lives in California, including 15 children

Mon, 2025-02-24 10:18 — mike kraft

More than 900 Californians, including 15 children, have died from the flu this season

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Moving the needle state by state. Legislative activity in the medical freedom movement picks up. Mary Talley Bowden MD

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Increased efforts seen in some U.S. state legislatures against vaccines and for ivermectin

Mon, 2025-02-24 09:47 — mike kraft

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Measles Cases Spread in Texas and New Mexico as Trump Purges Federal Health Workers The U.S. is grappling with multiple outbreaks of disease as the Trump administration purges federal health workers. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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Analysis: While the Trump administration fires federal health workers, the U.S. copes with outbreaks of measles and other diseases.

Thu, 2025-02-20 14:38 — mike kraft

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