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Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'

Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

Why picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS is raising alarms among many public health specialists

The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.

Time on MSN · 2d

Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS

One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.”

California Confirms 1st Clade I Mpox Case

California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low

Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from Eastern Africa, according to the CDC.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

First US Case of New Mpox Variant Confirmed in California

The US reported its first case of a dangerous new variant of mpox on Saturday but said the risk to the public remains “very low.”

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

California Confirms First Clade I Mpox Case

A case of clade of I mpox has been confirmed in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday, marking the first case of the strain the United States. The CDC said the case was diagnosed in a person who recently traveled from Eastern Africa.

California public health experts react to RFK Jr.'s health secretary nomination

President-elect Donald Trump continued the work of building out his cabinet on Thursday. Trump announced his decision to ...

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How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.

In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy ...

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‘Keeps me up at night’: BU public health expert concerned about lack of confidence in science

“Here at the Boston University School of Public Health, we are tracking the introduction of anti-vaccine legislation in ...

Scripps News on MSN1d

California health officials report first known case of a new form of mpox in the US

The first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. was recently discovered in a person in California, the Centers for Disease ...

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What is raw milk? Health experts weigh in on its safety, nutrition content

Wellness influencers online claim that raw milk is healthier and safer than the usual pasteurized kind. Here's what health ...

ASPPH’s Webinar Explores the 2024 US Presidential Election’s Impact on Public Health

On November 13, 2024, more than 900 attendees joined the ASPPH Presents webinar What the US Presidential Election Outcome ...

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How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover

No matter where we live, we should ask what our state doing to protect our families against rancorous false cries against ...

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Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies

If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest public health ...

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