#FDA approves first vaccine for mosquito-born viral disease

#FDA approves first vaccine for mosquito-born viral disease

The Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) approved the first vaccine for the mosquito-born illness chikungunya on Thursday, a key step in fighting the dangerous virus. Chikungunya virus infects more than 300,000 people per year globally, the FDA said, mostly in the global south. The virus has recently become more prevalent in the north, however, leading…

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#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled several government entities including the White House, the FBI, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to moderate their content on misinformation surrounding vaccines. In a decision issued Friday evening, the Fifth Circuit Court…

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#Rochelle Walensky exits as CDC chief

#Rochelle Walensky exits as CDC chief

Rochelle Walensky is leaving her role as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House announced Friday. Walensky’s exit comes days before the federal government is set to end the declaration of a public health emergency around COVID-19. She has led the agency since the start of the Biden administration…

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#Why concerns are rising about drug-resistant Shigella infections

#Why concerns are rising about drug-resistant Shigella infections

Why concerns are rising about drug-resistant Shigella infections The health community is growing more concerned about Shigella bacteria infections that have shown a resistance to drugs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week issued a health alert for a rise in infections caused by a drug-resistant strain of Shigella, bringing new attention…

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#NY sees a 30% spike in COVID deaths in December

#NY sees a 30% spike in COVID deaths in December

“NY sees a 30% spike in COVID deaths in December” COVID deaths in New York state spiked 30% last month — to the highest tally since early 2022 — nearly three years after the virus first ravaged the state, a Post analysis shows. There were 915 deaths linked to coronavirus and its variants in the Empire…

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#China’s COVID lies could prove deadly for America

#China’s COVID lies could prove deadly for America

“China’s COVID lies could prove deadly for America” The only thing not going viral in China is the truth. Chinese officials are spewing lies to cover up the massive COVID carnage there.  Worse, US public-health officials dawdled for a week, allowing air travelers from China in without testing, while other countries immediately blocked infected travelers from…

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