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"But these findings and others giving worrying signals about the long-term impact of even 'mild' #COVID19 cases got little attention when they were released—kind of the way one might pay less attention to a broken window after realizing that arsonists have doused the house with gasoline and begun lighting matches. And the arsonists are indeed at work." Just posted today but written over a week ago, and it's gotten even worse since then. https://48hills.org/2025/05/notes-from-the-road-to-health-hell/
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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
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It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

https://www.propublica.org/article/nih-funding-climate-change-public-health?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
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The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
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While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak, experts warn that whooping cough and other preventable diseases could get much worse with falling vaccination rates and Trump’s slashing of public health infrastructure.
https://www.propublica.org/article/whooping-cough-measles-outbreak-vaccine-hesitancy-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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"This year, there have been at least 7,599 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, up from 3,473 cases at this time last year, according to the latest tally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

Nationwide, there were 35,435 cases of whooping cough in 2024, compared with 7,063 in 2023, according to a provisional surveillance report from the CDC."

~ Emily Mullin

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https://www.wired.com/story/measles-cases-are-rising-other-diseases-could-follow/

Whooping cough (pertussis) cases have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since 2021.

Deaths tied to the disease are also up — hitting 10 last year, compared with about two to four in previous years — and cases are on track to exceed that total in 2025.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/whooping-cough-measles-outbreak-vaccine-hesitancy-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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