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Congo Ebola Deaths Top 2,300 as WHO Warns Crisis Persists

WHO's emergency committee reconvened on the Congo Ebola epidemic as deaths passed 2,300, with officials calling the outbreak far from under control.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Should you book your flu vaccine now? Expert advice as NHS opens appointments

NHS flu jabs start from 1 September for children and pregnant women

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Trump Picks White House Health Adviser Heidi Overton to Lead FDA After Marty Makary’s Exit

President Donald Trump has selected White House health-policy adviser Heidi Overton as his nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, putting a physician closely involved in the administration’s health agenda in line to take over an agency rebuilding after former Commissioner Marty Makary‘s resignation and more than 3,000 staff…

Benzinga · Aug 19

More than 5,000 little penguins will be vaxxed against bird flu. How will this protect them?

A major push is underway to catch and vaccinate more than 5,000 little penguins in Victoria to protect them against the virulent H5N1 bird flu.

The Conversation · Aug 18

A Five Year Research Record on COVID Vaccines and Miscarriage Is Back in Dispute on Capitol Hill

A 2021 statistic about COVID vaccines and miscarriage has resurfaced. Here is what five years of pregnancy research actually measured.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Merck Puts a Decade Timeline on the MMR Split Order as Single Disease Shots Remain Unlicensed

Merck and GSK say separate measles, mumps, and rubella shots could take up to a decade to reach US pediatric offices. What families face now.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Pregnant Women Posting About the Tdap Vaccine Online Mostly Seek Clarity, Not Reasons to Refuse It

A Purdue analysis of 86 Reddit posts found pregnant women mainly sought clarification about Tdap, with fewer refusal discussions than other vaccines.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

A Synthetic Sugar Protected Mice Against a Drug Resistant Hospital Fungus That Has No Vaccine Today

Researchers developed a synthetic sugar that reduced the Candida auris burden in mice and also serves as an antibody target and a rapid test prototype.

Medical Daily · Aug 17

Deadly Congo Ebola Outbreak Hits Catastrophic Record, Kills One Human Every 30 Minutes as UN Panics

The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing its deadliest Ebola outbreak, with over 2,300 deaths in three months. The Bundibugyo virus strain complicates response efforts due to lack of vaccines

International Business Times UK · Aug 17