COVID gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect preparedness for next pandemic
One in four Republican parents is now skipping or delaying some childhood vaccines for their kids, such as the MMR vaccine ...
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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Measles Outbreak Sweeps Across US: Sudden Surge In Cases Sparks Fears of a Looming Global Pandemic - Is India At Risk?
Measles Outbreak Sweeps Across US: Measles, the most contagious virus in the world is currently spreading rapidly across the ...
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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 ...
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 ...
AI is for the birds: How machine learning can help predict and manage avian flu outbreaks
The active and ongoing global spread of avian influenza virus has impacted more than 14 million birds in Canada and 160 ...
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 ...
H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on ...
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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 ...
One Bay Area county is particularly at risk as measles outbreaks grow in U.S.
In Santa Cruz County just over 91% of kindergarten students had received the recommended doses of the vaccine that provides ...