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In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are angered by the continuous reporting of measles deaths in the US and around the world, the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, changes in reporting of virus infection and vaccine recommendations, establishing an NIH research center on vaccine harms, Legionnaires at Yankee stadium and the first time in more than half a century reporting of an equine screwworm case, and how HHS may prevent more than half of US children from getting the COVID-19 vaccine this season before Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent statistics RSV, influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infections, efficacy and safety of the 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• Unvaccinated Woman Likely Died of Measles Complications, Pa. County Coroner Says NY Times)
• Confirmed death of an 18-year old due to complications of measles (Facebook: Mifflin County Coroner's Office)
• CDC's new tracking method for measles deaths puzzles experts (CIDRAP)
• Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led (STATNews)
• Exclusive: New NIH research center on vaccine harms takes shape (Science)
• US pediatricians report seeing fewer patients because of immigration enforcement worries (CIDRAP)
• Surgeon General Nominee Pledges Support for Vaccines in Senate Hearing (NY Times)
• CIDRAP Op-Ed: HHS is asking what to call vaccine recommendations. You have 4 days to weigh in. (CIDRAP)
• 21,000 Unvaccinated Children Are Not a Minor Problem, But a Warning Sign (GPEI)
• Researchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screening (Science)
• Cooling towers at Yankee Stadium test positive for Legionnaires' in new cluster (NBC News)
• Legionnaires' Disease (NYC: Health)
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