Summer COVID strain 2025, measles news, new RSV vaccine for infants and treatment for gonorrhea
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“Modeling the interplay between human behavior and infectious disease transmission remains one of the key challenges in Epidemiology.”
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“NEW: Walgreens reports the highest US SARS-2 positivity since October 5 on June 14.”
NEW: Walgreens reports the highest US SARS-2 positivity since October 5 on June 14.
Over 76,000 new Covid-19 patients recorded during past week
"Thailand logs 76,161 new Covid-19 cases and 40 deaths from June 8–14, with Bangkok topping the list"
Uptick in global cases of new COVID-19 variant, and other health stories
Can You Still Get a COVID Vaccine This Fall? Here’s What to Know
Common Misconceptions about COVID Hold Strong as New Variant Spreads
“As NB.1.8.1 spreads, there’s only one thing spreading faster: misinformation. Here, I run down 5 of the most common errors I see circulating about COVID and encourage people to integrate airborne disease mitigation into their lives holistically.”
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
What’s going on with measles, bird flu, and COVID? Here’s a guide to the latest. - The Boston Globe
Who’s in charge? CDC’s leadership ‘crisis’ apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance
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June 2, 2025:
“The situation remains serious even in a relative "”’lull.’ >1.5 million weekly estimated infections to result in 600-900 excess deaths.”
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A new COVID subvariant spreads rapidly as Trump pivots away from vaccines
“A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get, and more expensive, for many Americans, some health experts warn.”
Italy Abstains From WHO Pandemic Pact: Sovereignty or Unity?
Trump's FDA Has Axed COVID Boosters For Most People — And Medical Experts Are Deeply Worried
“The vaccine eligibility change is a threat to the health of Americans, some experts say, adding that the FDA is not being forthcoming about its research.”
The vaccine eligibility change is a threat to the health of Americans, some experts say, adding that the FDA is not being forthcoming about its research.
Karnataka govt directs authorities to stock up Covid-19 testing kits
The Health Minister of Bengaluru has ordered test kits for the month, advised pregnant women and new mothers to wear masks in public places, and instructed hospitals to mandatorily test people admitted with respiratory or heart related issues.
Thailand sees over 30,000 new Covid-19 cases in just 5 days, expert warns
“Thailand sees over 30,000 new Covid-19 cases in just 5 days, expert warns”
Thailand sees over 30,000 new Covid-19 cases in just 5 days, expert warns
What the FDA’s new Covid vaccine policy is really about
Under RFK Jr., COVID shots will only be available to people 65+, high-risk groups
US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role
PATIENT BEWARE: Aseem Malhotra, NIH Director Bhattacharya's BFF
Who should get the COVID booster? The advice might soon change.
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Individually optimal choices can be collectively disastrous in COVID-19 disease control
How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk
CDC weighing end to universal COVID vaccine recommendations
Mask For Pleasure: COVID-impacted Artists Raise Awareness at George Clooney's Broadway Opening
“On the opening weekend of the Broadway debut of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck, a small group of COVID-impacted NY artists offered a gesture of collective care in Manhattan's theatre district, asking a question no one else seemed willing to: what if the pandemic isn't over-and what if it's stealing our joy?”
On the opening weekend of the Broadway debut of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck, a small group of COVID-impacted NY artists offered a gesture of collective care in Manhattan's theatre district, asking a question no one else seemed willing to: what if the pandemic isn't over-and what if it's stealing our joy?
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“It's dancing at the edge of my ability to express it, but I have an intuitive sort of feeling that the current destruction of public health in America isn't a turnaround from the policies under Biden, but a natural next step of the progression.”
Federal cuts to COVID-19 funding hit California public health efforts hard - capradio.org
“Federal funding cuts related to COVID-19 on Monday are now sending California public health departments and organizations into a scramble.
The cuts target local programs for COVID-19 prevention. But it doesn’t all go to one cause — the funding also goes to epidemiology work related to other illnesses, like the avian flu.”
Federal funding cuts related to COVID-19 on Monday are now sending California public health departments and organizations into a scramble.
The cuts target local programs for COVID-19 prevention. But it doesn’t all go to one cause — the funding also goes to epidemiology work related to other illnesses, like the avian flu.
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
How Covid is still changing the way we live, work and play - in five graphs