Author: Claudinne Miller
HHS gives Moderna $590M to ‘accelerate’ bird flu vaccine trials
Fierce Biotech The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has been working with Moderna since […]
Jan 22, 2025
More than a dozen cats dead or sickened by bird flu in raw pet food, FDA says
CBS News More than a dozen cats have been killed or sickened by bird flu that is spreading in raw food products, the Food and Drug Administration says, prompting a federal probe into how the virus got into the pet food supply chain. “The FDA is aware of reports of death or illness associated with uncooked food in 13 […]
Jan 22, 2025
2025 Disease Update
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Jan 15, 2025
Why do false claims that vaccines cause autism refuse to die? Here are nine reasons
The Conversation The idea that autism is caused by vaccines has recently been revived by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the presumptive nominee for US Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as by president-elect Donald Trump. When asked about vaccines at a recent press conference, Trump reportedly said there was “something wrong” with rising autism rates, […]
Jan 15, 2025
The mystery of why Covid-19 seems to be becoming milder
BBC Covid-19 is now ubiquitous – but hospitalisations seem to be on a downward trajectory. No one knows why. When virologists took their first peek at XEC, the Covid-19 variant which started to become dominant in the autumn of 2024, the early signs were ominous. The latest descendant of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, XEC had arisen […]
Jan 15, 2025
Long COVID indeed: Symptoms linger after illness for four in 10 Minnesotans
Star Tribune State surveyors struggled to get Minnesotans to talk about their post-COVID health, but found a high rate of symptoms such as fatigue and brain fog. Four in 10 Minnesotans who contracted COVID-19 reported in a new state survey that they struggled with lingering health problems like fatigue and brain fog for months after […]
Jan 15, 2025
New suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills eight – WHO
BBC The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of a suspected new outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in north-west Tanzania, saying that at least eight people have already been killed by the disease. On Tuesday, the WHO said that nine suspected cases of Marburg were reported in the region of Kagera over the last […]
Jan 15, 2025
Bird Flu Is Raising Red Flags Among Health Officials
Johns Hopkins H5N1 is a dynamic virus that poses an increasing threat in terms of spillover and pandemic potential. On January 6, the Louisiana Department of Health announced that a patient hospitalized last month for H5N1 avian influenza had died, becoming the first U.S. death from the virus. To make matters worse, samples taken from the […]
Jan 14, 2025
Mpox Clade I in the U.S. Should Be a Wake-Up Call
MedPageToday The detection of the first clade I mpox case in the U.S. this November, followed by a subsequent case in Canadao , is far more than a fleeting headline. It is a stark reminder of the interconnectedness of global health. Clade I mpox, a public health emergency of international concern concentrated in Central and Eastern Africa, has […]
Jan 14, 2025
Avian influenza confirmed in Puerto Rico
Watt Poultry The virus was detected in a backyard flock in the U.S. territory, as well as in commercial poultry in Maryland and two Canadian provinces. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has made its way to Puerto Rico. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of HPAI […]
Jan 14, 2025