Reuters: US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties. “The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media ‌companies to remove or suppress speech, ending a high-profile lawsuit that reached ‌the U.S. Supreme Court when Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden was president.”

Ars Technica: Dozens of CDC vaccination databases have been frozen under RFK Jr.. “Nearly half of the databases that public health officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were updating on a monthly basis have been frozen without notice or explanation, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.”

How MAHA Is Sowing Vaccine Confusion

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-maha-is-sowing-vaccine-confusion

Two measles cases have been confirmed in Houston, marking the first reported cases in the city since 2018, according to the Houston Health Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/01/17/511273/houston-measles-cases-first-seven-years/

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According to the health district, a bird displaying “erratic behavior” was reported to Texas City Animal Control on Dec. 5. The bird died shortly after and tested positive for Bird Flu.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/12/17/509026/galveston-county-bird-flu-first-case-in-texas-city/

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