Tootfinder

Opt-in global Mastodon full text search. Join the index!

@kctipton@mas.to
2026-02-15 02:08:44

The measles vaccine: A product of two centuries of science and public health reform - World Socialist Web Site #measles

The measles vaccine: A product of two centuries of science and public health reform
For much of the 20th century, measles was regarded as an unavoidable illness of childhood, even as it killed millions of people worldwide each year. The development of a safe and effective vaccine fundamentally changed that reality.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-03-04 17:56:32

Monoclonal antibody therapies are being developed to treat #measles in response to its recent resurgence.
David A Kennedy argues that such therapies risk driving measles virus evolution in ways that might undermine the protection offered by #vaccination.

Developing monoclonal antibody therapies for measles could lead to adverse pathogen evolution
Monoclonal antibody therapies are being developed to treat measles in response to its recent resurgence. This Perspective argues that such therapies risk driving measles virus evolution in ways that might undermine the protection offered by vaccination.

@davej@dice.camp
2026-02-22 23:21:46

Here in #Canberra, a city of nearly 490,000, we’ve had ONE confirmed case of #measles. The #health department issued a press release and everything, in case patient zero inadvertently infected others.
When I was a …

John Holmes (@jhaue@aus.social)
There are quite a few measles cases appearing in Vic now. There's a list of exposure sites at the bottom of this: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/health-alerts/measles-public-exposure-sites-victoria

@smurthys@hachyderm.io
2026-01-23 19:04:57

"Vaccine panel chair says polio, measles, and other shots should be optional"
I want to quote the dumbest thing he said, but I can't decide which of the many dumb things he said is actually the dumbest.
#NYT #USA #vaccines #health #children #polio #measles