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CDC halts flu vaccination campagn program aimed at high- risk groups

Thu, 2025-02-20 09:31 — 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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Trump administration indicates it will keep offering free COVID tests for now

Thu, 2025-02-20 09:16 — mike kraft
HHS to maintain free at-home COVID tests by mail—for now HHS indicated it will keep the tests in the federal stockpile until they expire. CIDRAP
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Explainer: As measles outbreak spreads in Texas and New Mexico

Wed, 2025-02-19 09:18 — mike kraft
Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday. Eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. AP News

 

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U.S medical research funding by NIH cut $1B by Trump administration

Wed, 2025-02-19 09:10 — mike kraft
NIH research funding drops $1B under Trump administration Federal funding for medical research has dropped by roughly $1 billion this year, raising alarm among universities, medical centers and lawmakers who warn the shortfall could slow progress in cancer, ... India Edwards Medical Xpress

 

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COVID Map Shows Latest Case Rates Across US and most affected states

Wed, 2025-02-19 08:59 — mike kraft
COVID map shows latest case rates across US Nationally, the COVID-19 test positivity rate in the U.S. for the week ending February 8 was 4.8 percent. Newsweek

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Regions 10 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho), seven (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri), five (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio) and three (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland) had the highest test positivity.

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Wyoming confirms state's 1st human case of bird flu, bringing total to 70 across 13 states

Wed, 2025-02-19 08:51 — mike kraft
Bird flu latest updates: Wyoming confirms state's 1st human case of bird flu, bringing total to 70 across 13 states Yahoo News provides the lat
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Bird flu: USDA accidentally fired officials working on the problem and is now trying to rehire them

Wed, 2025-02-19 08:42 — mike kraft

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that, over the weekend, it accidentally fired "several" agency employees who are working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak.

The agency said it is now trying to quickly reverse the firings.

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Wide variations in U.S. health care spending by county -- new study

Tue, 2025-02-18 11:58 — mike kraft
Comprehensive study on US health care spending by county reveals wide variation Researchers present the most comprehensive study on U.S. health care spending and variations across 3,110 counties by four payers, 148 health conditions, 38 age/sex groups, and seven types of care. That's ... Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Medical Xpress

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Canada reports bird flu outbreak on a backyard farm

Tue, 2025-02-18 10:44 — mike kraft
Canada reports outbreak of H5N5 bird flu on backyard farm Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

 

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Bird flu may be spread between flocks on strong wind --study

Tue, 2025-02-18 09:44 — mike kraft
The wind may be partly to blame for bird flu spread between farms, a new study suggests | CNN In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Vaccinations and information key to combatting the intense flu season --expert

Tue, 2025-02-18 09:32 — mike kraft
Expert: Vaccinations, Information Key to Combating Intense Flu Season Advice from the head of the Infectious Diseases Society of America: Get a shot and don't censor government data. Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News & World Report

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Chart showing U.S. facing worst flue season since 2009

Tue, 2025-02-18 09:22 — mike kraft
U.S. facing worst flu season since 2009, experts say The illness is coming with more severe complications and hitting young children especially hard. Tina Reed Axios
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Map of U.S. states where flu activity is highest --CDC

Tue, 2025-02-18 09:14 — mike kraft
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Claiming government overreach, Louisiana won't promote vaccinations

Mon, 2025-02-17 10:16 — mike kraft
Citing government overreach, Louisiana won't promote vaccination, surgeons general say The CDC says it's now classifying the flu season as high severity for all age-groups for the first time since the 2017-18 season. CIDRAP

 

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United States
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U.S. CDC and NIH staff are reeling under Trump-Musk cuts in work force.

Mon, 2025-02-17 10:07 — mike kraft
Staff at CDC and NIH are reeling as Trump administration cuts workforce As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research. NPR

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