General Strike Now8h ago

For a general strike! ... LAUSD educators must form independent rank-and-file committees and mobilize teachers across the state in a general strike ...

A federal judge has stayed the Trump administration’s revised childhood immunization schedule and frozen 13 ACIP appointments, delivering a temporary check on Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda.#ACIP #vaccination #measles #RobertFKennedyJr #immunizationschedule #AdministrativeProcedureAct #FederalAdvisoryCommitteeAct #CDC #Trumpadministration #publichealth
Court ruling temporarily halts Trump-Kennedy vaccine rollback

Court ruling temporarily halts Trump-Kennedy vaccine rollback

A federal judge has stayed the Trump administration’s revised childhood immunization schedule and frozen 13 ACIP appointments, delivering a temporary check on Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda.

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Show threadHenry Stone20h ago

There is a #Measles #Pandemic underway and the #TrumpRegime #RFK #HHS #CDC #FDA are radio silent.

We've seen this response from #DonaldTrump before, #Covid-19

Bich Nguyen1d ago

"Tooth decay can begin very early in a child’s life. If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could top $40 million within three years, a new analysis finds."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/fluoride-ban-kids-cavities-medicaid-costs-millions-study-rcna264070

#PublicHealth #OralHealth #dental #tooth #ToothDecay #fluoride #ChildrensHealth #medicaid #CDC

If states ban fluoride, kids with cavities and Medicaid costs could spike, study finds

If five states ban fluoride in drinking water, the costs to Medicaid for a significant increase in kids with cavities could top $40 million within three years, a new analysis finds.

NBC News
Techdirt2d ago

A Model For HHS: New Mexico Measles Outbreak Was Curtailed With Mass Vaccination Campaign

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/20/a-model-for-hhs-new-mexico-measles-outbreak-was-curtailed-with-mass-vaccination-campaign/

A Model For HHS: New Mexico Measles Outbreak Was Curtailed With Mass Vaccination Campaign

With RFK Jr. and his version of HHS entirely out to lunch on the ongoing measles issue in America, it’s been left to states and local medical professionals to try to figure out how to do comb…

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Show threadottoto2d ago

#COVID19 の最新データ(3/21) を表に。

#厚労省の #定点観測 データの最新データ（ #3月2日 ～3月8日)更新（次回 、3月23日月）。

#推定１日平均新規感染者数 はミニピークから減少続く。

今後の報告を注視。

自分の身は自分で守ろう。

#WHO /#Europe , #France , 米国 #CDC のデータで、#新規入院者数 、 #新規死亡者数 を提供している国/地域のみ週データを掲載する。

米CDC、スウェーデンは2026年11週まで、フランスは2026年9週まで（更新 3/21)。EUのデータは報告されなくなった。

過去分データの直近データは大きく訂正が入る場合が多いので、トレンドとしては使えない。

#prattohome #統計 #コロナ
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Helen Branswell2d ago
If you've been following the situation at #CDC — specifically the agency's lack of a director for most of the past 15 months — you'll want to listen to Chris Klomp, chief counsellor to HHS, discuss the administration's search for a director.
They're on the clock. https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/20/new-cdc-director-chris-klomp-leads-search-inside-look/
Inside the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director

At #STATBreakthrough, top HHS official Chris Klomp talked to STAT about the delicate, high-stakes search for a new CDC director.

STAT
Giuseppe Michieli2d ago
#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (#CDC, March 20 '26), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/03/usa-wastewater-data-for-avian-influenza_20.html
#USA, #Wastewater Data for Avian #Influenza #H5 (#CDC, March 20 '26)

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦2d ago

A #CDC warning & a fungus outbreak: Everything we know about the deadly candida auris

Drug-resistant #CandidaAuris spread in #USHealthcare facilities ‘worrisome’ say epidemiologists, with 30-60% mortality rate

#fungus #Epidemiology https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/candida-auris-symptoms-cdc-fungus-outbreak-b2305848.html

PrivacyDigest3d ago

#RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of #health dept's expert panels

In his role as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—a long-time anti-vaccine activist with no background in #science , #medicine , or public health—has made headlines for his thorough perversion of the Centers for #Disease Control and Prevention's #vaccine advisory panel.
#cdc #maha

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/rfk-jr-s-war-on-scientific-expertise-destroyed-27-of-agencys-advisor-panels/

RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept's expert panels

Under Kennedy, the health dept. has wiped out 75 advisory boards, corrupted others.

Ars Technica
Bich Nguyen3d ago

"We found that long-forgotten plagues have roared back, killing and maiming children in parts of the world where access to vaccines or trust in them faltered. What seemed like subtle changes to a country’s vaccine policies had disastrous consequences years later."

https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #disabilities #measles #meningitis #covid #smallpox #diphtheria #tetanus #rubella #polio #HHS #CDC #ACIP #mistrust #misinformation #gavi #GlobalHealth

How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues

The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.

ProPublica