A tiny bit of not bad news:

Gave another case of COVID tests to a local org that provides temporary housing and rehab services.

Even better, it's a Mastodon success because here is where I learned about the great HHS giveaway of all government COVID tests. Free, they even paid shipping. The delivery drivers began to drop them off with big smiles as they realized what was going on.

Happy Sunday.

#COVID #tests #HHS

Possible measles exposure issued for 2 NC locations

The North Carolina Departmet of Health and Human Services and Gaston County Public Health announced details related to a

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DPH warns of measles exposure at 3 upstate locations

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) announced three locations in which an individual with infectious measles visited

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Polk County child contracts measles after South Carolina visit, NCDHHS reports

On Dec. 31, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a child in Polk County had contracted measles.

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The #Flu #Measles and (soon #Covid-19 ) are coming back with a vengeance.
We are looking at the next #Pandemic and #RFK #HHS #CDC and the #FDA are woefully #Unqualified #Incompetence and practicing #MedievalMedicine
michigan doctor warns of rising flu cases this season
michigan doctor warns of rising flu cases this season https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-doctor-worries-of-rising-flu-cases-this-season/
#Flu
#Covid-19
#RFK #HHS #CDC #FDA #MedievalMedicine #Quack #Pandemic
Michigan doctor warns of rising flu cases this season

The CDC estimates at least 7.2 million flu cases nationwide this season as of Dec. 20. Data shows that Michigan is seeing a "very high" influenza-like illness (ILI) activity level.

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This is ludicrous, Tim Walz is being handpicked for aggravation and, as usual, children will suffer. Other states are threatened with same.
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#HHS says it's halting #childcare payments to #Minnesota after viral fraud claims

The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that it is freezing all federal child care #payments to the state of Minnesota in the wake of a #viralvideo that alleged widespread #fraud at child care facilities across the state.

https://abc45.com/news/nation-world/hhs-halts-all-child-care-payments-to-minnesota-amid-fraud-allegations

HHS halts all child care payments to Minnesota amid fraud allegations

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday it will freeze all child care payments to Minnesota.

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Judge allows #HHS to share basic info with #ICE for immigration enforcement

https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123025_hhs_ice_sharing/judge-allows-hhs-share-basic-info-with-ice-immigration-enforcement/

A federal judge allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy permitting the agency to obtain basic information of certain Medicaid patients for immigration enforcement purposes.

Judge allows HHS to share basic info with ICE for immigration enforcement

A federal judge allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy permitting the agency to obtain basic information of certain Medicaid patients for immigration enforcement purposes.

TucsonSentinel.com
‘I Hope You Like Measles’: U.S. Measles Cases Hit Three-Decade High a Year After Jake Tapper&# ...

The U.S. surpassed 2,000 measles cases this year for the first time since 1992 under the public health stewardship of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

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I hope lefty anti-vaxers are happy to have enabled fascism and the death of millions of people by holding hands with anti-science cranks and right wing frauds like RFK jr.
#science #vaccines #USpolitics #healthcare #CDC #HHS #medicine #disease #pathology #Virology
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/opinion/kennedy-vaccines-hhs-cdc.html
Opinion | How America Loses Vaccine Access

America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.

The New York Times