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Thursday briefing: Misinformation, access and cuts – the UK’s measles surge explained

In today’s newsletter: With an alarming rise in cases culminating in the death of a child at Alder Hey hospital last week, urgent solutions to the disease’s resurgence are required.

The Guardian - UK

Scientists reveal the long-term impact of measles on children

New research suggests that measles infection doesn’t just make you ill in the short term; it may also undo years of immune protection

The Independent UK

Measles isn’t just dangerous – it may erase your immune system

Blindness, pneumonia, severe diarrhoea and even death – measles virus infections, especially in children, can have devastating consequences. Fortunately, we have a safe and effective defence. Measles vaccines are estimated to have averted more than 60 million deaths between 2000 and 2023.

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A large Danish study confirms childhood vaccines do not cause autism. Why is the myth so persistent?

A major Danish study is the latest to confirm the benefits of routine childhood immunisations.

Euronews

Nearly 15 million children went unvaccinated in 2024, says the UN

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The Independent UK

GSK Seeks FDA Nod To Broaden RSV Vaccine For Younger At-Risk Adults

On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to review GSK plc’s (NYSE:GSK) application to extend the indication of Arexvy (Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine, Adjuvanted) to adults aged 18-49 who are at increased risk.

Benzinga

Why the UK is lagging behind other countries on measles vaccinations

Declining health budgets and the spread of misinformation are putting children in the UK at risk of measles, as Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

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UN says 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

U.N. health officials reported that more than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year

The Independent UK

Measles death shows nation must ‘redouble’ vaccine efforts, Streeting says

The Health Secretary said ‘no child in this country should be dying of measles’.

Evening Standard

Measles cases are surging in Europe and the US. This is what the anti-vax conspiracy theory has brought us

Nearly 30 years after Andrew Wakefield’s discredited study linking the MMR vaccine and autism, we badly need an injection of rationality

The Guardian - UK

What is chikungunya virus? Symptoms and advice after European transmission warning

Health authorities have urged people to take precautions against mosquito bites when travelling

The Independent UK

DoJ drops charges against Utah doctor accused of destroying Covid vaccines

Michael Kirk Moore accused of distributing at least 1,937 false vaccination cards and administering saline to children

The Guardian - US

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

Child reportedly died at Alder Hey hospital amid surge of measles cases in city

The Guardian - UK

Child in Liverpool dies after contracting measles, reports claim

The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has treated 17 children for measles since June

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The Independent UK

Charges dropped against Utah doctor accused of throwing away $28,000 in COVID vaccine doses

The federal government has dismissed charges against a Utah plastic surgeon accused of throwing away COVID-19 vaccines worth thousands of dollars during the pandemic

The Guardian - US

‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines

Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall

The Guardian - US

‘Measles really is an airplane ride away’: experts warn of outbreak amid summer travel

Cases top 1,297, driven by low immunization, summer travel and vaccine policy shifts under Robert F Kennedy Jr

Latin Times

Bill Nye Blocked RFK Jr After His 'Relentless' Texting About 'Debunked' Autism Theories: 'Page After Page After Page'

Bill Nye says he was forced to block HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after being bombarded with texts pushing debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.

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Benzinga

FDA Grants Complete Approval To Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Children As Young As 6 Months

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna Inc.’s (NASDAQ:MRNA) supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Spikevax, the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, in children six months through 11 years of age who are at increased risk for COVID-19 disease.

We Got This Covered

Trump reverses 25 years of progress, reinstates the danger that hounded America for decades

A curse America got rid of years ago.

The Independent UK

Despite RFK Jr’s hesitancy the HHS is quietly looking at developing two new vaccines

The vaccines are intended to be developed for use against Marburg virus and Sudan ebolavirus, two hemorrhagic fevers in the same family as the Ebola virus

Fortune

America faces worst measles outbreak since 1992 with low-vaccinated Texas at the epicenter

In total, 38 states and territories have documented cases this year.

The Independent UK

Breast cancer breakthrough raises hopes for disease eradication

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The Independent UK

Breakthrough breast cancer vaccine raises hopes of eradicating disease

A breast cancer vaccine targeting a key protein showed strong immune responses in over 75 percent of its trial participants

AAP

Teachers, business owners granted COVID vaccine appeal

A group of teachers and small business owners have been granted an appeal to argue that a state's COVID-19 vaccination mandates were unlawful.

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