Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation | CNN Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Measles vaccination rates for young children may be far lower than publicly reported, a troubling development that could mean the United States is closer than expected to losing its “elimination status” for the extremely contagious disease.

“We are experiencing an extremely concerning decline in measles vaccination in the very group most vulnerable to the disease,” said Benjamin Rader, a computational epidemiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and the author of a recent study that looked at children’s vaccination rates.  

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U.S. Agriculture Dept cuts support for food banks

Trump administration to cut vaccine aid to developing countries Administration plans to end funding to Gavi, a global health organization that helps provide life-saving care for children The Guardian

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Measles vaccinations are increasing in some areas hit hard by cases: Officials State and local data shows that measles vaccination rates appear to be increasing in some areas of the U.S. that have been affected by outbreaks this year. ABC News ABC News

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Vaccination cuts the risk of long COVID 27%, review suggests So far, the West Texas outbreak has resulted in at least 259 measles cases. CIDRAP

COVID-19 vaccination slashed the risk of experiencing prolonged symptoms by about 27% in fully vaccinated adults who were later infected, estimates a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) systematic review of 12 studies.

Dr. Susan Monarez named as Trump’s pick to lead CDC | CNN The White House is nominating Dr. Susan Monarez, the current acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to lead the agency, President Donald Trump said Monday. Meg Tirrell, Nick Valencia, Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman CNN

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