CDPH Encourages Vaccination for High-Risk Californians as Mpox Cases Rise Across the State
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Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80% A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections.

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US flu season receding but still deadly, with 12 more child deaths

US flu season receding but still deadly, with 12 more child deaths www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...

Federal appeals court upholds WV school vaccine law • West Virginia Watch A federal appeals court ruled against a West Virginia family who challenged the state’s school vaccination requirements on religious freedom grounds.

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Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in measles outbreaks like the one in South Carolina, which is the largest the U.S. has seen in decades.

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks apnews.com/article/meas...

US nears 1,700 measles cases, with 73 new infections in Utah

US nears 1,700 measles cases, with 73 new infections in Utah www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-n...

COVID vaccines not tied to risk of sudden death, study shows Data show that young, healthy people have no additional risk of sudden death if they are vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to myths that continue to circulate widely on social media.

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Amazing that so many of the jesters who called Federal workers lazy and overpaid are complete failures at doing the same jobs they mocked.

And that starts at the tippy top.

Unvaccinated Israeli teen dies of measles, ministry warns | The Jerusalem Post The ministry warns unvaccinated individuals and parents of infants with one dose at 6–11 months to avoid large gatherings in outbreak areas.

Reminder: 17 children have died in Israel's measles outbreak, almost all unvaccinated.

This is the cost of anti-vaccine misinformation.
Latest: an unvaccinated 17 year old boy.
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Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can take years to arise

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

The State of US Vaccine Policy: Special Edition — Mar 17, 2026

The State of US Vaccine Policy: Special Edition — Mar 17, 2026 www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Judge blocks changes to vaccine schedule — AAP v Kennedy explained A Federal judge, in the American Academy of Pediatrics v Kennedy lawsuit, staying the changes in the vaccine schedule from the ACIP.

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Opinion | A Judge Handed Us a Victory Against RFK Jr. Will He Follow the Rule of Law? The remedy for the abuse of power is persistence

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RFK Jr. fired all of the legitimate scientific experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with unqualified political appointees.

A judge just ruled that the new members were not appropriately appointed, so ACIP cannot meet this week to spread more misinformation.

US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to reshape U.S. vaccine policy, including a move to reduce the number of shots routinely recommended for ...

US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy
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Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal US based Covid vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say

Robert F Kennedy Jr. and all of his hired misinformers have been exposed as the frauds they are.

This is who is running public health—people who don’t adhere to the most basic standards of science.

Court granted preliminary injunction in AAP v. Kennedy, though ACIP can still meet Wednesday.

Will share more when I have the decision.

FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults The FDA has approved GSK's Arexvy for adults aged 18 to 49 who have increased risk of complications from the virus.

FDA approves use of RSV vaccine in at-risk younger adults www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...

Someone in The Regime has grasped that letting infectious disease run wild isn’t a political winner, so they’re putting a muzzle on RFK Jr.

They’ve destroyed trust in public health, humiliated and fired some of the best experts in the U.S., and now they’ve realized that they do need it, actually.

As US measles cases top 1,300, report details last year’s outbreak in New Mexico

As US measles cases top 1,300, report details last year’s outbreak in New Mexico www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...

Women’s health is more than reproduction, let’s talk about it. Watch today’s daily dose.

RFK Jr. is staying quiet about his vaccine changes as GOP pollsters raise red flags Health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on tour to tout his MAHA food initiatives and drug pricing over vaccines, an issue GOP pollsters see as a liability.

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"My child is disabled after I caught chickenpox while pregnant" A mum who caught chickenpox during pregnancy - which doctors dismissed as “just a virus" - has spoken of her anger after her daughter was born with disabilities.

"Her daughter Genevieve [has congenital varicella syndrome, a rare condition caused by chickenpox infection during pregnancy...now lives with serious health problems and had part of her leg amputated as a baby."
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FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding subclade K to fall shots

FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding subclade K to fall shots www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say HHS says the MIT professor is ‘more than qualified’ to serve on the agency’s vaccine advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say
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130 children possibly exposed as measles outbreak spreads (FOX40.COM) — Contact tracing is underway after as many as 130 children were possibly exposed to an unvaccinated child with measles. Earlier this week, Sacramento County Public Health confirmed tha…

"Contact tracing is underway after as many as 130 children were possibly exposed to an unvaccinated child with measles." 2 children exposed, one via travel to South Carolina, one from unknown source.
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“We are the rebuttal to the lie of “it’s a harmless childhood disease.”

A world map showing the countries that have reported a case of polio within the last year. They are: AFRICA 1. Algeria 2. Angola 3. Benin 4. Burkina Faso 5. Cameroon 6. Central African Republic 7. Chad 8. Côte d'Ivoire 9. Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10. Ethiopia 11. Ghana 12. Guinea 13. Niger 14. Nigeria 15. Senegal 16. Somalia 17. South Sudan 18. Sudan 19. Tanzania 20. Zimbabwe EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 21. Afghanistan 22. Djibouti 23. Pakistan 24. Gaza 25. Israel 26. Yemen 28) 3 EUROPE 27. Finland 28. Germany 29. Poland 30. Spain 31. United Kingdom WESTERN PACIFIC 32. Papua New Guinea

The CDC has just issued a Travel Health Notice specifically related to polio popping up in about 30 countries.

They recommend making sure you’re up to date on your vaccinations, and if you are traveling to one of the countries in red, you should consider a booster.

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'moving to France'... oh, wait

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