The COVID pandemic harmed trust in childhood vaccines and public health. What that means for future outbreaks
So far this year, the U.S. has seen more measles cases than any entire year since 2019. Bird flu is raging through poultry ...
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COVID-19 five years later | Pandemic shaped ways we combat infectious diseases
This is the second of two parts about the fifth anniversary since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Dr. James Goldberg, chief ...
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Authors of ‘In Covid’s Wake’ on their criticism of the government’s pandemic response
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. That launched widespread shutdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines and caused enormous social and economic ...
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Are we ready for the next pandemic?
Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can ...
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Pandemic expert says measles outbreak response shows we're less prepared than ever
When COVID-19 arrived in the United States five years ago, the emergence of the new virus was no surprise for pandemic expert ...
COVID shaped how Florida will deal with bird flu or next pandemic pandemonium
The emergence of bird flu in Florida, particularly its impact on dolphins, raises concerns about potential human transmission ...
Funding to fight measles outbreak in Texas hit by DOGE cuts
This week, the Texas Department of State Health Services made the Department of Government Efficiency's list of targets. DOGE ...
Are we more prepared for the next pandemic? Or less?
Local health experts say Greater Boston is generally more prepared for a pandemic now than it was in 2020, but headwinds ...
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Gutting the Government Could Reignite the Drug Overdose Epidemic
A small federal agency tasked with mitigating the impact of addiction is facing deep cuts on multiple fronts, threatening to ...
Childhood vaccinations in the United States haven't recovered from pandemic slump, study shows
Childhood vaccinations have not recovered from the slump that happened after the pandemic, according to new research.
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After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic
Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN1d
Santa Cruz County at risk as measles outbreaks grow in US
In Santa Cruz County just over 91% of kindergarten students had received the recommended doses of the vaccine that provides ...