In recent weeks, the country has been introduced to a new variant strain of COVID-19, officially named variant BA 3.2. The variant has been nicknamed ‘Cicada,’ and is an offshoot from the BA 3 variant strain of COVID that has not been widely circulated in close to four years. The BA 3.2 variant was first […]
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Lawsuit Against Children’s Vaccine Schedule Changes
Currently, attorneys general from over 14 states and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro are suing the Trump administration over changes made by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the recommended children’s vaccine schedule. The lawsuit, filed in California, names both HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the […]
The Role of Government and Public Trust
The latest summer wave of COVID-19 is a quiet reminder that the pandemic never truly ended. Driven by the new Nimbus and Stratus variants, cases and hospitalizations are reported to be on the rise across the nation. But more than a public health test, this moment is a communication challenge — one that government agencies […]
CDC Scraps Measle Plan
CDC scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after staff working on the agency’s response to this year’s record outbreak of the virus were warned they could face layoffs. A concerning, sad reality that could affect the future of public health. Agency officials scrapped the opportunity of ventilation assessments due to […]
