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The Trump administration is dismantling the last of the public commons.
It’s cutting billions to state programs tracking disease,
repealing emissions and drinking water regulations,
revoking hundreds of millions in funding for life-saving research,
canceling local food programs for schools and food banks,
rolling back vaccinations,
and shutting down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Commi…

“Make America Healthy Again” Aims to Make Public Health Your Private Responsibility
The message coming from the Trump administration is: “Take care of yourselves — because we won’t.”…

NHS forewarns us about reduced eligibility for COVID jab. Won't end well.
"National Booking Service: Hello Mark [don't be so familiar - Dr Burton to you!].
The rules about who can get the free COVID-19 vaccine have changed this year. You may not be offered it on the day if you're not in a priority group. Staff will confirm on the day. Check here:

COVID-19 vaccine
NHS information about the COVID-19 vaccine, including what the vaccine helps protect against, who should have it and when, how to get it and side effects.

Another unforeseen effect of COVID-19 vaccination has been detected.
Wait for it.
It reduces the incidence of autism (and other neurodevelopmental disorders).

COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is associated with higher rates of autism and neurodevelopmental diagnoses
A recent study found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk of autism and neurodevelopment disorders. This is yet another reason why vaccination during pregna

Defining and Estimating Outcomes Directly Averted by a Vaccination Program when Rollout Occurs Over Time
Katherine M. Jia, Christopher B. Boyer, Alyssa Bilinski, Marc Lipsitch
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05508

Defining and Estimating Outcomes Directly Averted by a Vaccination Program when Rollout Occurs Over Time
During the COVID-19 pandemic, estimating the total deaths averted by vaccination has been of great public health interest. Instead of estimating total deaths averted by vaccination among both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, some studies empirically estimated only "directly averted" deaths among vaccinated individuals, typically suggesting that vaccines prevented more deaths overall than directly due to the indirect effect. Here, we define the causal estimand to quantify outcomes "direc…

Last season’s updated vaccine provides significant protection against covid-19,
particularly against severe illness and death.
The results reaffirm the benefit of staying current with covid vaccination.

Researchers analyzed data from approximately 1.8 million Americans between August 2024 and April 2025,
of whom only about 13 percent received the 2024–2025 coronavirus shot.
They evaluated three clinical outcomes related to the disease: infections, emergency departm…

How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
More evidence highlighting the benefit, and limitations, of covid-19 vaccines

Comparison of the effectiveness and costs of hepatitis A vaccination strategies to mitigate future deaths in the Republic of Korea
Yuna Lim, Yubin Seo, Jacob Lee, Eunok Jung
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05373

Comparison of the effectiveness and costs of hepatitis A vaccination strategies to mitigate future deaths in the Republic of Korea
Improved hygiene and infant vaccinations have led to age specific variations in hepatitis A antibody prevalence in Korea, with lower rates among individuals in their 20s to 40s. Given that the fatality rate of hepatitis A increases for those aged 50 and older, the low immunity level among younger adults indicates a future risk of increased deaths in older age groups without additional preventive measures.We developed an age structured transmission model to assess the impact of adult vaccination…

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates
Florida’s surgeon general on Wednesday announced plans to end all state vaccine mandates,
including for children to attend schools,
which would make it the first state to completely withdraw from a practice credited with boosting vaccination rates and controlling the spread of infectious diseases.

Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.

Former Republican strategist and operative Rick Wilson
called out Bob Kennedy as a
“heroin addict, sex addict, anti-vaccination lunatic and aspiring architect of millions of deaths”
who’s dedicated to replacing real scientists with “radical eugenicists.”
And why would Kennedy be doing this?
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
— one of the top scientists and physicians who quit the CDC in protest over the anticipated replacementof Dr. Susan Monarez with an anti-vax cra…

MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of ‘Fitness’”
If we let Bob Kennedy, MAHA madness, and his billionaire patrons redefine America as a place where only the strong survive, we will lose not just our health but our souls.

Sensitivity analysis of an epidemic model with a mass vaccination program of a homogeneous population
Ma. Cristina R. Bargo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04188 https://

Sensitivity analysis of an epidemic model with a mass vaccination program of a homogeneous population
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the rapid development of vaccines and the implementation of mass vaccination programs around the world. However, many hesitated to take the vaccine due to concerns about its effectiveness. By looking at an ordinary differential equation (ODE) model of disease spread that incorporates a mass vaccination program, this study aims to determine the sensitivity of the cumulative count of infected individuals ($W$) and the cumulative death count ($D$) to the following mode…

On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County supervisors turned their attention to vaccination rates,
responding to a May 29 grand jury report that praised strong coverage in local schools but pointed to troubling blind spots.
The report
— “Do Vaccination Rates in Santa Barbara County Create a Public Health Risk?” 
— noted that while more than 95 percent of county students are vaccinated,
officials lack reliable data on two groups:
homeschooled children
and incar…

Santa Barbara Supervisors Weigh Vaccine Gaps as Federal Policy Unravels
Supervisors respond to grand jury report revealing lack of reliable data on homeschooled children and incarcerated people.