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CDC reports 14 more pediatric flu deaths.

The new flu-related deaths in children bring the season’s total to 115, compared with 293 for all of last season.

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Quick numbers on the US measles outbreak:
-125 new measles cases confirmed today.
-US case total has reached 1,487 measles infections.
-The outbreak is on track to surpass last year’s outbreak numbers.

Read more updates: ow.ly/unYK50YwZNn

CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project posted its roadmap for the review of the Effectiveness and Safety of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) Vaccination During Pregnancy to PROSPERO.
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Data show that young, healthy people have no additional risk of sudden death if they are vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to myths that continue to circulate widely.

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A joint report from the WHO and European health officials finds 79% of new TB cases are going undetected, which results in delayed treatment and more transmission of the disease.

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New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US & 22 other countries.

BA.3.2 represents a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, genetically distinct from the JN.1 lineages that have circulated in the US since January 2024.

Read more: ow.ly/ycA150YxOSw

Credit: NIAID

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