Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak
- A team of health experts is launching the Vaccine Integrity Project to ensure vaccine information remains stable amidst mixed messaging from the federal government regarding the measles vaccine outbreak, according to Michael Osterholm, CIDRAP Director.
- The project began with an eight-person steering committee and a grant of $240,000 from the Alumbra foundation.
- Osterholm emphasized the need for reliable vaccine information, stating the instability caused by federal policies could impact public health.
- The steering committee for this project comprises eight members, none of whom are from current federal health agencies, indicating a separation from traditional federal oversight.
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U of M launches vaccine safeguard project amid federal uncertainty
MINNEAPOLIS — A team of health experts is launching an independent project that could start its own vaccine evaluations and guidelines — apart from federal health agencies. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy on Thursday announced the Vaccine Integrity Project, intended to safeguard vaccine information, research or access in case the federal government doesn’t, according to CIDRAP Director Michael Oste…
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US Measles Outbreak: Examining What Trump’s Funding Cuts Mean For the Future of Infectious Disease Control - Impact Magazine
Leacsaidh Marlow In the wake of current measles outbreaks in the US, Impact’s Leacsaidh Marlow explores the case details, and the wider atmosphere of scientific distrust being purveyed by the Trump administration… The CDC has reported that as of April 17th there have been 800 reported measles cases in the US across 25 states. By April there have been 10 reported outbreaks thus far, to which 94% cases can be attributed. This is compared to 16 tot…
Vanishing $100 Million: Nebraska health officials decry federal cuts - Flatwater Free Press
Molly Pofahl had big plans for the $370,000 in federal money awarded to the East Central District Health Department in March. They would use the money to provide cleanup for homes with high lead levels in Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte counties, said Pofahl, the department’s chief public health officer. They could make it easier for people living in the district’s rural areas to get vaccinated. She planned to get training for her staff to bett…
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