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Whooping Cough Has Already Killed Two Children This Year in the U.S. — and California Has Nearly 700 Cases with Summer Just Starting

CDC data confirm 4,598 whooping cough cases in 2026 with California leading at 700+. Two child deaths confirmed. 4 in 5 sick children under 6 were unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated.

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CDC FluView Confirms 179 Children Died from Flu This Season, and 85 Percent Were Not Fully Vaccinated

CDC FluView confirms 179 pediatric flu deaths in the 2025–2026 season; 85% of eligible children were not fully vaccinated. The 2026–27 flu vaccine formulation has been finalized.

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CDC Issues New 30-Day Ebola Entry Order Covering DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan; Screening at JFK, Atlanta, and Dulles

CDC issued a new 30-day Ebola entry order on June 21, 2026, for DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. The Bundibugyo strain has caused 198+ deaths. No approved vaccine exists.

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CDC Confirms 2,104 Measles Cases in 41 States as U.S. Elimination Status Faces Its Greatest Threat Since 2000

CDC data confirm 2,104 measles cases in 41 jurisdictions with 30 active outbreaks in 2026. The U.S. risks losing measles elimination status held since 2000.

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'One injection protects up to six months': what is new HIV drug lenacapavir?

As South Africa becomes the ninth African country to introduce the use of new long-acting drug lenacapavir for HIV prevention, RFI spoke with infectious disease specialist Ndong Essomba Bitchoka about how the treatment works, whether the supply will meet demand and why developing an HIV vaccine remains a challenge.

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Whooping Cough Has Killed 2 Children in 2026 as 4,598 Cases Rise and Summer Peak Raises Alarm

CDC: 4,598 whooping cough cases in the U.S. through late May 2026. Two child deaths. Summer peak season underway. CA, WA, OH, FL leading states. Here's what parents must know.

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Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil

Vaccine uptake has been declining in Brazil and South Africa over the last decade. This decline has reversed important gains in protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, diphtheria and whooping cough.

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The Ebola Outbreak in DRC Just Hit 837 Confirmed Cases. The CDC Has a Dire Projection — Here's What It Means for the U.S.

Ebola DRC: 837 confirmed cases, 196 dead as of June 15. No vaccine or treatment for Bundibugyo strain. CDC models project 20,000+ cases in 90 days. JFK screening active.

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Measles Has Now Spread to 41 States and Killed Three People. The CDC Update from June 18 Shows How Close the U.S. Is to Losing Elimination Status.

CDC June 18, 2026: 2,104 measles cases, 41 jurisdictions, 30 outbreaks, 93% outbreak-associated. Three deaths since 2025. U.S. on track to lose 2000 elimination status.

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One Historic Week for Flu: Generic Xofluza Approved June 17, mRNA Flu Vaccine VRBPAC Vote June 18 — Here's What Both Mean for 2026–27

FDA approved generic baloxavir June 17; VRBPAC voted on mRNA flu vaccine June 18. The 2025–26 flu season killed 24,000 Americans. Here's what both mean for 2026–27.

Medical Daily

Africa CDC chief says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

The Independent UK

DR Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak is 'evolving fast', WHO warns

The deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is rapidly spreading in spite of accelerating public health measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The outbreak, which began in mid-May, is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus for which there is not yet a vaccine or specific treatment.

France 24

Pete Hegseth ended mandatory flu vaccines for military, now nearly 160 reportedly sick at Texas Air Force base

Hegseth said flu vaccines were "absurd overreaching mandates"

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The HPV vaccine works – but only if we keep trusting it

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is already saving lives in the UK – and the scale of that success is striking.

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'Your Body, Your Faith': 160 Air Force Troops Fall Ill Following Hegseth's Decision to Make Flu Shots Optional

A flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base has raised concerns about military readiness after the recent policy change making flu vaccinations optional. The outbreak has affected nearly 160 trainees.

Latin Times

Flu Outbreak Sickens Nearly 160 Air Force Recruits After Hegseth Made Vaccine Optional

A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ended the military's long-standing requirement that troops receive annual influenza vaccines, according to defense officials cited by The New York Times.

The Independent UK

Texas Air Force base hit with flu outbreak infecting nearly 160 troops after Hegseth lifts vaccine requirement: report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon was canceling what he called the ‘absurd’ requirement to get a yearly flu shot

Medical Daily

Tennessee Became the First State to Let Pharmacies Sell Ivermectin without a Prescription. Here's What That Looks Like Now.

KFF Health News June 17 investigation: Tennessee pharmacies sell ivermectin 10–21x standard potency via one anti-vaccine doctor's blanket prescriptions. 60+ poison center calls in 2025.

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Hegseth Under Fire as Lackland Flu Outbreak Infects 160 Air Force Trainees Weeks After Vaccine Rule Change

A flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base led to the reinstatement of mandatory flu shots after a recruit's death. The decision follows a controversial policy shift on vaccine mandates.

The Guardian - US

Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines

Reports say Texas recruits ill from outbreak, which comes weeks after defense secretary made flu vaccine optional

AAP

FDA panel backs first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market

The Conversation

Why don’t some people get vaccinated? It’s more complicated than you think

When vaccination rates drop — as is the case with adult influenza vaccinations in Canada and child measles vaccinations in British Columbia — the explanation is often that people are “hesitant.”

Medical Daily

FDA Advisory Panel Votes Today on First mRNA Flu Vaccine as MFLUSIVA Phase 3 Results Face Intense Scrutiny

FDA VRBPAC votes June 18 on Moderna's MFLUSIVA — the first mRNA flu vaccine. Phase 3 showed 26.6% RVE vs. standard dose; 47.9% vs. healthcare outcomes. PDUFA August 5, 2026.

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FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine

The Independent UK

New mRNA flu vaccine faces scrutiny ahead of key FDA decision

U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine

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