Disease Rates

H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics

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Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.

For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill

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After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page

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Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but that suggested links to autism.

Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments

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In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

Without Offering Proof, Kennedy Links Measles Outbreak to Poor Diet and Health

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In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center of an outbreak.

How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

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Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone, and Americans may pay the price.