Outbreak and Quarantine - Over 150 unvaccinated children in South Carolina schools quarantined for 3 weeks due to measles exposure [1] - Minneapolis St Paul area reports 118 students under quarantine [2][3] - Measles exposure temporarily closed a preschool in central Ohio [3] - Multi-state outbreak along the Arizona Utah border diagnosed over 100 people with measles [3] Vaccination Rate Decline - NBC News investigation reveals childhood vaccination rate declines in 77% of counties and jurisdictions since 2019 [4] Measles Cases and CDC Recommendations - CDC confirms over 1500 measles cases this year, the highest since 1992 [5] - CDC recommends the MMR vaccine as safe and effective, with no link to autism [5] Future Outlook - Industry anticipates the situation may worsen during the winter months [6]

The idea that sunlight has benefits as well as risks, and that the balance depends on geography and skin colour, is a tricky public-health message to get across, says one dermatologist. But he nevertheless detects the beginnings of a shift https://t.co/BS3ACOptw8 ...

Over a thousand employees across the Department of Health and Human Services were notified late Friday that they'd lost their jobs. But then many of those fired began receiving suddenly these emails that were communicating that despite the earlier notice, they would no longer be let go. Confusing, right? Well, there's more to it. An HHS official also told MSNBC that around half of the firings were done in error. Vice President JD Vance was asked about the firings today and one word kept coming up repeatedly ...

Public Health Recommendations - Some researchers are advocating for a reduced emphasis on sun avoidance by public health experts [1] - The risks and benefits of sun exposure vary depending on skin tone [1]

Here's how the US government shutdown impacts the CDC, FDA, federal insurance programs and public health https://t.co/sDsuMymzPn ...

The growing popularity of motorcycles is fueling a public health and road-safety crisis in Latin America, says @JPSpinetto (via @opinion) https://t.co/7nMaqL3HSk ...

Australia is facing an explosion in the tobacco black market that’s now the country’s biggest public-health threat, the government says https://t.co/LS4cZuVGuU ...

A new tool from Climate Trace allows people to track the path of fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, which causes as many as 10 million deaths annually. https://t.co/eZcjdup7TV ...

Public Health Concerns - A growing number of doctors are expressing concerns about federal health guidance under Robert F Kennedy Jr [1] - These doctors are creating an alternative public health system [1]

Public Health Recommendations - Some researchers are advocating for a reduced emphasis on sun avoidance by public health experts [1] - The risks and benefits of sun exposure vary depending on skin tone [1]