Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania Deaths from disease are first in state in 35 years and just one day after Maryland declared outbreak in three counties The Guardian - US · Aug 25
A Pediatric Neurologist Who Testified for Vaccine Injury Claimants Now Runs the Federal Child Health Research Institute NIH named Dr. John Gaitanis to lead its $1.7 billion child health institute. He has served as an expert witness for vaccine injury claimants. Medical Daily · Aug 25
Trump called the MMR shot potentially lethal on camera. Then his own Medicare chief had to walk it back: ‘Not a lethal vaccine’ The government has overhauled its vaccine recommendations We Got This Covered · Aug 24
Dr. Oz breaks with Trump by stating MMR shot ‘is not a lethal vaccine’ Trump caused outrage among hundreds of renowned medical groups after he signed an executive order this month recommending splitting up the MMR vaccine into separate shots The Independent UK · Aug 24
HHS Seeks Public Input on How Federal Vaccine Recommendations Should Be Made The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is asking the public to weigh in on how federal vaccine recommendations are categorized, evaluated and communicated—a... Saving Advice · Aug 24
BioNTech Moved Higher as the Broader Biotech Sector Hit a Post-Pandemic Peak, but BNTX Stock Needs Stronger Fundamentals to Keep Climbing BioNTech shares moved higher as the broader biotech sector reached a post-pandemic peak, lifted by positive late-stage cancer vaccine data from peers rather than new clinical results of its own. Barchart · Aug 24
Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet More than 300 people have died of Ebola in eastern Congo in the past week, according to government data The Independent UK · Aug 24
'Irreversible' Scars: Analyst Warns Trump's Vaccine Policies Could Harm U.S. Public Health President Donald Trump's executive order reshaping federal childhood vaccine recommendations has drawn criticism from medical groups, while one analyst argues the policy could have lasting public-health consequences. International Business Times UK · Aug 24
Education and Insurance Status Tracked COVID Vaccination More Closely Than Distrust in a 13,802 Person Survey A survey of 13,802 US adults during the pandemic found that education, age, and insurance predicted COVID vaccination better than distrust did. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Vaccine response: Scientists say the secret may already be in your blood Patterns in the blood, present before vaccination, could help predict how strongly a person's immune system will respond, a new study has found. Euronews · Aug 24
HPV Vaccination Between Ages Nine and Twenty Six Was Linked to Sharply Fewer Throat Cancers in New Analysis An analysis of 1.4 million records linked HPV vaccination between ages nine and 26 to sharply lower head and neck cancer diagnoses. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Michigan Confirms Its First Human Eastern Equine Encephalitis Case Since 2021 with No Animal Warning First Michigan confirmed a Roscommon County EEE case, its first human infection since 2021. No animal cases have been detected in the state this year. Medical Daily · Aug 24
Brain Cancer Patients Vaccinated Against COVID Before Surgery Lived Twice as Long in a Preprint Analysis A preprint of 187 glioblastoma patients links COVID vaccination within 100 days of surgery to doubled survival. It has not been peer-reviewed. Medical Daily · Aug 24
She Got Every Childhood Vaccine at 23, and She Says Shaming People Like Her Mother Changes Nothing A scientist who grew up unvaccinated says shaming vaccine doubters changes nothing, as CDC data show school exemptions hitting a new record. Medical Daily · Aug 24
MyLifeXP · Aug 24 H1N1 Cases Are Surging: 5 Things Nobody Tells You A fever, cough and body ache can easily look like an ordinary seasonal illness. But when H1N1 cases begin rising across Delhi, one question naturally comes to mind: Is this something to fear? The answer is more reassuring than the headlines may suggest. Health authorities have said that no new…
The Economic Times · Aug 23 Indian Council of Medical Research says no new H1N1 strain detected; urges no panic The Indian Council of Medical Research has confirmed no new H1N1 strain exists in India. Current circulating viruses belong to a known A/Missouri/11/2025 strain, which matches vaccine recommendations. Delhi has reported over 2,600 influenza cases, including 1,777 H1N1 cases recently. Health authorities are monitoring the situation and advising public hygiene…
Times Life · Aug 23 How Fruit Bats in Kerala Triggered India's 2018 Nipah Outbreak and What It Revealed About Zoonotic Spillover The Kozhikode Cluster That Alarmed EpidemiologistsIn May 2018, seventeen people died in Kozhikode district within weeks of each other. The deaths came fast and with alarming symptoms: sudden fever, disorientation, and in several cases, acute encephalitis. The Kerala health department, working with the National Institute of Virology in Pune, confirmed…
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22 ‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species The state’s bird emblem is an indicator species for H5N1, with high visibility populations and low survival rates. Experts are warning of ‘significant mortality’
The Guardian - US · Aug 21 Experts raise alarm over Trump’s public consultation on vaccines policy Asking people to weigh in on adoption of different categories in move that will sow confusion and create access challenges, say experts
Barchart · Aug 21 NVAX Stock Alert: Biotechs Hit Post-Pandemic High on mRNA Cancer Breakthrough NVAX stock surges amid biotech stock rally following Moderna and Merck cancer breakthrough.
The Economic Times · Aug 21 What Trump’s push for fewer vaccines could mean for US children The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public comments on vaccine recommendations. This review follows President Donald Trump's directive to examine childhood immunization schedules. The department is exploring new ways to classify and communicate vaccine guidance. Feedback is being gathered on shared decision-making and public trust concerns.…
Roll Call · Aug 21 HHS seeks input on kids vaccination changes called for by Trump The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday outlined potential changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, suggesting kids shots should be spread farther apart in contrast to recommendations from pediatric groups. The request for information fulfills directives outlined in President Donald Trump’s executive order from Aug. 10 that seeks to stagger vaccine…
Medical Daily · Aug 21 Australian Data Put the Maternal RSV Vaccine at 78 Percent Effective Against Infant Lung Infection Admissions A JAMA Pediatrics study of 1,012 hospitalized infants found maternal RSV vaccine effectiveness to be 77.8% against lung infection admissions through six months.
The Conversation · Aug 21 Why millions of people around the world will contract measles in 2026 The World Health Organization estimates that in 2026 nearly 11 million people will contract the virus that causes measles. Most of these cases will occur in Africa and Asia, but many countries in the Americas and Europe are reporting outbreaks affecting hundreds or thousands of people.
Medical Daily · Aug 21 New CDC Chief Tells Staff She Will Challenge Kennedy Privately While Funded Programs Sit Without People In her first all-hands meeting, CDC Director Erica Schwartz acknowledged understaffed programs and burnout and said she would disagree with Kennedy privately.