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We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.
11 July 2026 at 14:36

We’re Living in a Tick Nightmare. It’s Time to Go to War.

11 July 2026 at 14:36

By: Jonathan Mingle

With ticks, we’ve barely begun to fight back. The longer we wait, the more territory they will claim across both our geographic and psychic maps.

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What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak, as U.S. Restricts Travelers
18 May 2026 at 20:11

What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak, as U.S. Restricts Travelers

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18 May 2026 at 20:11

By: Ephrat Livni

The United States restricted entry of people who have been to three African countries, after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency. The outbreak has killed more than 100.

A motorcycle taxi driver at a hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.

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Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency
18 May 2026 at 20:05

Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency

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18 May 2026 at 20:05

By: Ruth Maclean

Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.

At a hospital in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, the center of a new Ebola outbreak.

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Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.
23 September 2025 at 16:18

Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.

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23 September 2025 at 16:18

By: Dani Blum

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when all newborns began receiving the shot. President Trump recently said he thought children should not get it until age 12.

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RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time
25 June 2025 at 22:06

RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time

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25 June 2025 at 22:06

By: Apoorva Mandavilli

The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.

At least half of the eight new members of a C.D.C. panel, who are meeting for the first time on Wednesday, have expressed some skepticism about vaccines.

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Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine
31 May 2025 at 02:13

Trump Administration Ends Program Critical to Search for an H.I.V. Vaccine

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31 May 2025 at 02:13

By: Apoorva Mandavilli

The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.

“The consortia for H.I.V./AIDS vaccine development and immunology was reviewed by N.I.H. leadership, which does not support it moving forward,” said a senior official at the National Institutes of Health who was not authorized to speak on the matter and asked not to be identified.

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CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.
30 May 2025 at 21:29

CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.

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30 May 2025 at 21:29

By: Christina Jewett

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization schedule. C.D.C.’s update counters his policy.

A dose of the pediatric Covid vaccine in Charlotte, N.C., in 2021. The shots will remain available to children who have a conversation with their doctor, a practice the agency calls “shared decision-making.”