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‘We are sweating’: Missouri kindergarten vaccination rates fall below immunity threshold  Missouri Independent Vaccine skepticism crisis spills over as students return to school  USA Today Data shows vax rates dropped in Lancaster County; outbreak risk increases  LancasterOnline Class preparation must include vaccines, Ohio’s health director says  Toledo Blade Ohio doctors concerned by declining vaccination rates in children  FOX 8 News Source link

Days after a similar move from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) late last week released updated clinical guidance documents regarding vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.  The documents are based on clinical data, ACOG said, and released prior to the upcoming respiratory cold and flu season in collaboration with the …

Time may be running out for people under 65 to get vaccinated against Covid. Health experts are warning that the Food and Drug Administration as soon as Friday may restrict eligibility for the upcoming 2025–26 formula to high-risk populations. That means younger patients who are not immunocompromised will be unable to get the shot, experts warn. “If you’re under 65 …

Around the world, new coronavirus variants are being nicknamed “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) and “Stratos” (XFG). But according to Prof. Tal Brosh, head of the Infectious Disease Unit at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital and chair of Israel’s national epidemic response team, the branding is more flash than substance. “They’re more contagious,” he explained, “but there’s no evidence they’re more dangerous than earlier …

Franklin County officials reported its 10th  confirmed animal rabies case of the year. On Wednesday, staff with Franklin County Animal Services said they have been working to make sure infected animals are managed safely, and that the community is aware of positive cases in the area. Officials said they work closely with Franklin County Health Department to make sure rules …

New data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: in 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached a record high. These statistics became all the more disturbing last fall when, shortly after 286,000 children began their educations without proof of full immunity against measles, a man who has bragged about never …

Vaccination rates among the country’s kindergartners have fallen once again, with coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination dropping from 92.7 percent in the 2023–2024 school year to 92.5 percent in 2024–2025. The percentage changes are small across the board, but they represent thousands of children and an ongoing downward trend that makes the country more vulnerable to …

United States kindergarten vaccination rates decreased last year while exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to new federal data. The data, posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Thursday, showed vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the 2024 to 2025 school year decreased for all reported vaccines from the year before. According to the data, about 92.1% …

CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again  The New York Times Vaccine exemptions rise in 36 states  Axios Fewer kindergarteners are being vaccinated, CDC data show  The Hill Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows  NBC News US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says  Reuters Source link

Three in five liver cancer cases globally could be prevented by reducing obesity and alcohol consumption and increasing uptake of the hepatitis vaccine, a study has found. The Lancet Commission on liver cancer found that most cases were preventable if alcohol consumption, fatty liver disease and levels of viral hepatitis B and C were reduced. The commission set out several …