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For the first time in a decade, the U.S. has recorded a measles death; yesterday, an unvaccinated child succumbed to the disease in Lubbock, Texas.It’s not an isolated case. Since late January, health authorities in Texas have reported 124 measles cases; several others have been reported in New …
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The Trump administration has cancelled a meeting of scientific experts called to discuss next winter’s flu shots in a move that has underscored fears of emerging anti-vaccine polices under the new health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which Kennedy oversees, …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the newly confirmed health secretary for the Trump administration who has called for sweeping policy changes, has made numerous false and misleading claims about vaccine safety. Kennedy has amplified conspiracy theories from a resurgent anti-vaccine movement, rejecting …
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Disclaimer: With apologies to the few and far-between pediatricians who don’t fit this mold. Your friendly pediatrician may not think he is lying. But neither is he asking the right questions on behalf of young, vulnerable patients: your children. And that’s outrageously unacceptable amid a growing …
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Feb. 26, 2025, 5:06 a.m. ETAI-assisted summaryDiseases like measles and whooping cough can still emerge in unvaccinated communities.Doctors consider individual needs and do not automatically recommend every vaccine.Many parents who hesitate on vaccines are not anti-science but concerned for their …
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As a measles outbreak sweeps through Texas, officially sickening 124 people, mostly unvaccinated children, and hospitalizing 18, anti-vaccine groups are pushing a familiar and false theory: The highly contagious virus is being caused by the vaccine itself. “The narrative is that it’s a failure to …
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As a pediatrician in Columbia with over 30 years of experience, I have seen the worst of what infectious diseases can do.I have seen children die from meningitis, pertussis and the flu. I have seen children become deaf and develop seizure disorders from pneumococcal meningitis I have not seen a …
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Louisiana’s top leaders are sending mixed signals about vaccines just as the nation’s flu numbers are hitting historic highs.Why it matters: Louisiana is among the states with the most flu cases right now, according to CDC data, and though less effective than the 2024 version, those who received …
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Adam Ratner: So the measles vaccine was licensed in the US in 1963. It was a scientific triumph, and it’s a story I like telling. It came on the heels, I think it’s important to realize, of the polio vaccine. It leveraged a lot of the knowledge and the technical know-how that we gained from the …
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