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

Thu, 2025-03-06 14:35 — mike kraft
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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U.S. vaccination rates are declining as more states loosen mandates

Tue, 2025-03-04 14:52 — mike kraft
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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Cancelled flu vaccine advisory commitee raised concerns about future supplies

Fri, 2025-02-28 15:01 — mike kraft
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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FDA cancels meeting to discuss flu vaccine composition

Thu, 2025-02-27 15:13 — mike kraft
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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CDC Advisory group postponement and shelving of vaccine raises concern among public health experts

Mon, 2025-02-24 16:09 — mike kraft
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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Increased efforts seen in some U.S. state legislatures against vaccines and for ivermectin

Mon, 2025-02-24 14:47 — mike kraft
Moving the needle state by state. Legislative activity in the medical freedom movement picks up. Mary Talley Bowden MD
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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 19:38 — mike kraft
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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CDC halts flu vaccination campagn program aimed at high- risk groups

Thu, 2025-02-20 15:31 — mike kraft
Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women. NPR
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CDC data on flu and bird flu outbreaks are mssing, experts say

Mon, 2025-02-17 15:33 — mike kraft
Urgent CDC Data and Analyses on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate - KFF Health News Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn. khnerich KFF Health News

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Flu deaths in the U.S. have surpassed COVID deaths--CDC

Wed, 2025-02-12 14:52 — mike kraft
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks. CBS News
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