Flu vaccine linked to 22% decline in risk of Alzheimer's dementia A recent study indicates that the high-dose flu vaccine reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia by 20% in seniors.

A recent study indicates that the high-dose #flu #vaccine reduces the risk of developing #Alzheimers dementia by a remarkable 22% in seniors. Get the vaccine to protect against the flu while getting the benefit of reducing cognitive decline. buff.ly/Hx4p6rl

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The #CDC is sitting on a report showing that the #COVID #vaccine "cut the likelihood of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half."
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#HPV vaccine protects men from cancer too. Study comparing 615,000 males vaccinated with HPV #vaccine and 2.3 million unvaccinated males found that men who were vaccinated had a lower risk of HPV-related cancers (head and neck, oesophageal, anal, and penile cancers)

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Are your symptoms caused by the flu or measles? What to do before going to the doctor Measles is best known for causing a full-body rash with red spots. But those spots aren’t the only symptom. Early measles symptoms can resemble the flu, and infected people are contagious for four days before the tell-tale rash appears, experts say. People with measles are also contagious for four days after the rash begins. Pre-rash symptoms include fever, fatigue, body aches, a cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. People can develop diarrhea, as well. It can take up to 21 days after being exposed to measles to develop symptoms. Recognizing these early symptoms is important, because people who don’t often inadvertently spread the virus at schools, daycare centers, airports, and other public places. That’s what’s happening now in the United States, more than three decades after measles was declared eliminated. Public health officials reported 2,286 measles cases last year and have already confirmed 1,714 measles cases so far this year. Exposing the most vulnerable Because measles makes people feel miserable, they often seek treatment at a doctor’s office, urgent care clinic, or emergency department (ED). But walking into a crowded pediatrician’s office or ED is one of the worst things someone with measles can do, said Andrew Pavia, MD,...

Are your symptoms caused by the flu or measles? What to do before going to the doctor
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🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ Dude, it’s because the #Vaccine works!

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U.S. #vaccine policy remains in a state of uncertainty after a federal judge froze #HHS Secretary Kennedy's recent changes while Kennedy tones down his rhetoric and tries to engineer an end-run around the judge's ruling. This is no way to run #health policy […]

Many Countries Eliminated Measles. Why Is It Coming Back in the U.S. and Globally? The disease is highly contagious but also easily preventable, owing to the invention of a vaccine in 1963 and decades of childhood immunization campaigns. Measles today persists primarily in low-income and lower-middle-income countries like Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Pakistan, where vaccination rates remain low. But rising vaccine skepticism and disruptions to public health infrastructure have revived measles in the past decade. Cuts to vaccination programs around the world have also increased the likelihood of measles’ continued spread, which experts say can pave the way for larger outbreaks. What is measles? Measles—also known as rubeola—remains staggeringly contagious. A person infected with measles can spread it to an average of twelve to eighteen people lacking immunity. An estimated ninety-five thousand people globally died from the disease in 2024, the last full year for which data is available. Prior to vaccination campaigns in the late 1960s, the disease was incredibly common, particularly among children. In the United States alone, surveys in the 1950s indicated that 95 percent of the population had contracted measles by the age of fifteen. Measles epidemic cycles used to occur every two to three years. Though current fatalities from measles are low relative to the...

Many Countries Eliminated Measles. Why Is It Coming Back in the U.S. and Globally?
->Council on Foreign Relations | More on "Measles resurgence vaccine skepticism globally" at BigEarthData.ai | #Vaccine #Measles #Health

‘RFK Jr.'s CDC Delays Report Proving the Covid Vaccine Worked’

‘Anti-vax nonsense has infiltrated every corner of America’s public health agencies.’

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Mouse studies offer hope for a vaccine that treats multiple allergies at once It is very common to have multiple allergies interacting, such as pollen and various foods, but we can only treat a few of them individually. Researchers from DTU are set to change that.

Mouse studies offer hope for a #vaccine that treats multiple #allergies at once

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The new issue of #GlobalHealthWatch is out!

Proposed US budget cuts, #HIV supply chain disruptions, evolving #GlobalFund commitments & a renewed push to weaken US #vaccine policy highlight a rapidly shifting global health landscape.

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US CDC Delays Publishing Report Showing COVID Vaccine Benefits, WaPo Reports
#Infections #Britain #CDC #WHO #RFKjr #COVID19 #VirusCrisis #USA #EU #Asia #Africa #Pandemic #DrAnthonyFauci #Testing #Mandates #Masks #Deaths #Vaccine #Variants #Measles
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New rules for CDC vaccine panel aim to address lawsuit, empower Kennedy's allies After a courtroom defeat, Trump administration health officials have revised the governing documents for a key federal vaccine panel to broaden its membership, increase its focus on potential harms of vaccines, and empower allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The new charter for the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine use appears aimed at trying to evade the type of legal challenge that has left the currently appointed body in limbo. In addition, the document puts greater emphasis on the role of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in studying injuries possibly linked to vaccination — though the committee has always paid close attention to any emerging evidence that called into question the safety of individual vaccines. Advertisement Last month a federal court said in a preliminary ruling that most of the members of the ACIP, all of whom were appointed by Kennedy, who is a long-time vaccine critic, were “distinctly unqualified” to sit on the panel. The revised charter, published Thursday, expands the list of qualifications for membership, adding expertise in toxicology, pediatric neurodevelopment, and knowledge about “recovery from serious vaccine injuries.” It also states that people knowledgeable in the field...

New rules for CDC vaccine panel aim to address lawsuit, empower Kennedy's allies
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Health news watch: what patients read about in March Here, we look at the clinical stories patients might be reading in the mainstream news media and provide the original evidence behind the stories so that you can answer any questions that may come…

📰 Health news watch: what patients read about in March 🗞️

From medicines shortages to snake blood 🐍 , what's been in the news this month?

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Pediatric Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza Hospitalization And Outpatient Visits: 2021–2024 10.1542/6389887532112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0739736389887532112OBJECTIVES. Understanding the protection from influenza vaccines could help inform vaccine counseling, which might improve pediatric influenza vaccination uptake. We estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) against influenza-associated hospitalization and outpatient visits during 3 influenza seasons (2021–2024).METHODS. We used data from 7 US pediatric medical centers within the New Vaccine Surveillance Network. We included children aged 6 months to 17 years who were hospitalized or received outpatient care for acute respiratory illness (ARI). We estimated VE against influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits with subgroup analyses for each season, stratifying by health care setting, age, and influenza virus type/subtype/genetic clade.RESULTS. Among 19 917 children with ARI, 2831 (14%) were positive and 17 086 (86%) were negative for influenza; 8523 (43%) were vaccinated, and 11 394 (57%) were unvaccinated. Vaccination uptake among children testing negative for influenza ranged from 44% to 51% by season. VE overall ranged from 34% to 60% across seasons, with the lowest VE estimates during 2021 to 2022. Effectiveness was 53% against influenza A/H1N1, 43% against A/H3N2, and 69% against B, with further variation by clade.CONCLUSIONS. From 2021 to 2024, pediatric influenza VE ranged from 34% to 60%, and overall was effective at preventing influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits. Effectiveness was higher against influenza B and lower during the 2021 to 2022 season. Vaccine uptake was low among children, with only half or fewer receiving the influenza vaccine each season. Influenza vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of influenza for children. Improved pediatric influenza vaccination uptake would prevent additional influenza-associated hospitalizations and outpatient visits.

Efectividad de vacuna contra influenza varía entre 34 y 60% y en general es efectiva previniendo hospitalizaciones y consultas ambulatorias asoc c/influenza, siendo más contra la tipo B, c/captación baja en los niños #influenza #vaccine #effectiveness publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Measles outbreak spreads in Utah, hitting people without the vaccine What started as a small outbreak of measles along the Utah-Arizona border has spread to every corner of the Beehive State.

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Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks LANDRUM, South Carolina — With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run. “We go to the Costco that was kind of a hotbed,” said John Otwell, who knew about the state health department's warnings of public exposures at the store. “A lot of people just don’t get it; they think it’s just a cold. It’s not.” By Arthur’s 9-month checkup, the South Carolina outbreak had exploded into the nation's worst in more than 35 years, surpassing last year's in Texas. That meant that under state guidance, Arthur could get his first dose of the MMR vaccine — for measles, mumps and rubella — earlier than the usual 12 to 15 months old. Their new baby won’t be able to get the shot until at least 6 months — a prospect that worries parents of infants wherever measles spreads. Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak. The disease can wreak havoc on their fragile bodies, making them so sick they stop eating and drinking. They can develop pneumonia...

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks
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Recently, a judge blocked #RFKJr's effort to remake a panel of federal #vaccine advisors because he ignored a requirement that members be qualified. So now he wants to rewrite the qualifications to allow his gang of cranks, quacks and grifters […]

Bangladesh measles outbreak: The big picture Bangladesh has launched a massive emergency vaccination programme after more than 100 children died and thousands were suspected to be infected in a deadly country-wide measles outbreak since mid-March 2026. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bangladesh’s Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) recommends two doses of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine at nine and 15 months of age. Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh, said that infections among infants under nine months, who were not yet eligible for routine immunisation, have been alarming. The emergency vaccination drive in Bangladesh was launched with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to protect more than 1.2 million children aged 6 months to 5 years in 18 high-risk districts. HOW DOES MEASLES SPREAD? Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the Rubeola virus. It spreads through the air, and all unvaccinated people are at risk. Symptoms usually appear 10-14 days after exposure to the virus and include high fever, runny nose, cough, red and watery eyes, and small white spots on the inside of the cheeks. One of the most visible symptoms is a prominent rash, usually on the face and upper neck, before it...

Bangladesh measles outbreak: The big picture
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Trump is Actively Undermining America’s Measles Elimination Status: The consequences of RFK Jr.’s effort to downgrade public guidance recommending immunization.

#Trump is Actively Undermining America’s #Measles Elimination Status: The consequences of RFK Jr.’s effort to downgrade #public guidance recommending #immunization -CLICK here: open.substack.com/pub/publiche...
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Flu vaccine linked to 22% decline in risk of Alzheimer's dementia A recent study indicates that the high-dose flu vaccine reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia by 20% in seniors.

A recent study indicates that the high-dose #flu #vaccine reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia by a remarkable 22% in seniors. Get the vaccine to protect against the flu while getting the benefit of reducing cognitive decline.

From a vaccine mascot to business leadership, lessons for the US from Brazil’s public health system in building public trust and keeping it#Antivaccination #Brazil #CentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionCDC #COVID19 #JairBolsonaro #Measles #PublicHealth #RobertF.KennedyJr.RFKJr. #Vaccination #Vaccine

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Michelle R Smith: As #RFK Jr allies hailed Mississippi’s rollback of strict school #vaccine rules, whooping cough surged and a baby died. The campaign to change the rules was years in the making, orchestrated in part by two men with close ties to US health secretary RFK Jr.

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Additional three million people now eligible for RSV vaccine in England An additional three million people in England are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine

An additional three million people in England are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine following an expansion of the programme to include all adults aged 80 and over and people living in a care home for older adults.

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Lyme disease is spreading, but a new vaccine could curb infections Since pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Valneva announced positive results from their phase 3 trial of a vaccine to prevent Lyme disease last month, two questions have loomed large: Will the vaccine receive approval from the Food and Drug Administration. And if so, will the U.S. public accept it? An effective vaccine could put a huge dent in the growing burden of Lyme disease. Populations of the ticks that spread the disease are growing, and nearly a half-million estimated cases of Lyme disease occur in the U.S each year. But the vaccine must overcome the same obstacles that caused an earlier Lyme vaccine to be pulled from the market in 2002. The recent announcement showed the vaccine was capable of preventing Lyme disease infection. But its efficacy was only about 73 to 75 percent. The trial also faced several setbacks, including quality concerns that led Pfizer to drop about half the study population several years ago. The results also were not as statistically powerful because fewer infections occurred than expected in the placebo group during the trial. Still, clinicians are approaching the latest news with cautious optimism. “I do think this is great news,” says Martin Backer, an infectious disease physician...

Lyme disease is spreading, but a new vaccine could curb infections
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2024 Yukon Health Status Report: Approximately 86 per cent of Yukon children aged two to six have received the recommended doses for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) #vaccine.

HPV Vaccine Myths: Clearing Up Misconceptions with Facts There are more than 200 types of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common viral infection that can spread during sexual intercourse. One of the most common cancers in women in India is cervical cancer, which is caused by high-risk types such as HPV-16 and HPV-18. According to GLOBOCAN 2022, HPV is the main cause of around 1.2 lakh new instances of cervical cancer that are diagnosed in India each year. Since it can help protect against some of the HPV types that cause cervical cancer, HPV vaccination is one of the important tools in the fight against HPV-related diseases and cancers in India. Promoting early vaccination may help save lives and lower the burden of HPV-related diseases and cancers. Description: HPV is a viral infection that is spread through sexual contact. Throughout the world, it is among the most prevalent STDs. Many HPV infections clear on their own, but some high-risk strains, such as HPV-16 and HPV-18, can lead to health issues like genital warts, cervical cancer and other HPV related cancers. Causes: Intimate skin-to-skin contact during sexual intercourse is the main way that HPV is spread. HPV vaccination can help protect against some of the HPV types that can...

HPV Vaccine Myths: Clearing Up Misconceptions with Facts
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