NBC News: Measles outbreak surpasses 200 cases in Texas and New Mexico

Many people in the community are forgoing testing, a health official said.

"...The reported number of cases is likely a large undercount because many people aren't getting tested, said Katherine Wells, director of public health at the health department in Lubbock, Texas. ...A health food store in Seminole has become a gathering place for families with visibly sick children seeking medical advice. They’re often given cod liver oil,,,,"

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-surpasses-200-cases-texas-new-mexico-rcna195258

#measles #outbreak #antivaxxers #vaccine #tx #nm #health

So y'all...let's talk about public health and vaccines. Vaccines are the reason most of us under 70 are alive, and whole, and not unbelievably scarred.
This year, #flu cases are the highest they have been in the last decade, with at least 29 million flu illnesses this season, 370,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths.
So...that seems like a perfect time for Congressionally Confirmed Captain Brainworm to kill the information campaign for people to get the flu vaccine.
So...let me do the job of the gagged #CDC...

Get your damn flu #vaccine. If you were born before 1968, you probably need a #measles vaccine. If you are over 50, get the #shingles vaccine. I don't know that we'll be able to even get vaccines in another six months, so go do it now.

Archive Forbes link to avoid adware, multi playing videos, and other page detritus:

https://archive.md/r12th

“#Measles #vaccine has saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years”. From a WHO press release, Nov 2024. Unfortunately, many people don't know this. https://www.who.int/news/item/14-11-2024-measles-cases-surge-worldwide--infecting-10.3-million-people-in-2023

It’s started…

Louisiana Dept of Public Health will no longer promote mass vaccinations.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/health/louisiana-mass-vaccination/index.html #press #Vaccine

😀 👍🎉 For the first time in history a this seems within reach!

"Single-Dose Breakthrough: PfSPZ-LARC Vaccines Offer Transformative Protection Against Malaria"

#Health #Vaccine #GoodNews #Science #ShareGoodNews

https://sanaria.com/2025/02/12/a-single-dose-breakthrough-pfspz-larc-vaccines-offer-transformative-protection-against-malaria/

Anticipating that #vaccine policy might be under threat from the Trump administration, outgoing HHS secretary Becerra stacked a key advisory committee to try to preserve its scientific integrity. #ACIP https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/vaccine-policy-acip-members-appointees-hhs/

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1
bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-21/eggs-expensive-bird-flu

The above was originally posted by Katie Mack on Bluesky

My own commentary: And it's not just about the price of eggs. The strain of H5N1 that has been surging on poultry farms is far more dangerous than the strain infecting cattle. Mortality in humans is closer to 50%. If this strain evolves P2P transmission, the effects could be devastating. The public, scientists, epidemiologists, doctors and hospitals need timely information.

Withdrawal from the WHO only exacerbates the challenges of preventing and/or fighting major disease outbreaks, as the U.S. was providing a major chunk of that organization's funding. And withdrawal from the organization could impair communication and collaboration between U.S. and international scientists and health agencies.

Meanwhile, there actually is a vaccine already available for H5N1 that we know is effective for birds. However, it has not yet been confirmed effective for humans and, by the end of the year, there'll only be enough for a few million people, nowhere near enough for the >300 million people, just in the U.S. Seems unlikely that the vaccine research and production would increase with RFK Jr at the helm of HHS.

Great work from the "anti-censorship" and "free speech" president.

#H5N1 #birdflu #avianflu #pandemic #PublicHealth #trump #rfk #vaccine #censorship #FreeSpeech #science #cdc #nih #who

Good news! HHS awarded $590 million to Moderna to speed the development of an #H5N1 mRNA vaccine that matches the strains circulating in cows & birds.

Moderna is preparing for phase 3 trials, stating that results from earlier trials were positive. 👏 https://shorturl.at/TV63h #Vaccine #press

Before and after RFK Jr.: just reverse the numbers.

#rfk #vaccine #VaccinesSaveLives

If autists are over represented among scientists and vaccine researchers, then we could conclude that autism causes vaccines…

#science #vaccine #humor #JFKJRisAMoron

#Ebola: how a #vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease

https://theconversation.com/ebola-how-a-vaccine-turned-a-terrifying-virus-into-a-preventable-disease-245769

Ongoing #Evolution of #MERS-CoV, #Saudi Arabia, 2023–2024

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-1030_article

Abstract
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) circulates in dromedary camels in the Arabian Peninsula and occasionally causes spillover infections in humans. MERS-CoV diversity is poorly understood because of the lack of sampling during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected 558 swab samples from dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia during November 2023–January 2024. We found 39% were positive for MERS-CoV RNA by reverse transcription PCR. We sequenced 42 MERS-CoVs and 7 human 229E-related coronaviruses from camel swab samples by using high-throughput sequencing. Sequences from both viruses formed monophyletic clades apical to recently available genomes. MERS-CoV sequences were most similar to B5 lineage sequences and harbored unique genetic features, including novel amino acid polymorphisms in the spike protein. Further characterization will be required to understand their effects. MERS-CoV spillover into humans poses considerable public health concerns. Our findings indicate surveillance and phenotypic studies are needed to identify and monitor MERS-CoV pandemic potential.

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#abstract #betacoronavirus #camels #coronavirus #covid #COVID19 #health #merbecovirus #mersCov #research #sarsCov2 #SAUDIARABIA #vaccine