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Articles by Apoorva Mandavilli
C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year Attributed to Measles
Liberal View 5 hours ago Critics Rip John Fetterman After 'Disturbing' WSJ Report: 'Beyond Parody' HuffPost - Marco Margaritoff • 5h The Wall Street Journal published a report Thursday on Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) that one critic called “career-ending.” Critics of Sen.
C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year Attributed to Measles
C.D.C. Says No Deaths This Year Attributed to Measles The agency’s weekly update escalates a political fight after Pennsylvania said two deaths had been caused by the virus. The headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The C.D.C.’s weekly update to measles tallies adds to the dispute over two deaths in Pennsylvania this year. Credit...Dustin Chambers for The New York Times Sept.
Kennedy Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops
Kennedy Hires Army Doctor Who Opposed Covid Shots to Investigate if They Killed 2,500 Troops In a legal deposition, the doctor, Theresa Long, compared immunizing service members against Covid to Nazi doctors experimenting on concentration camp prisoners. More than 96 percent of service members were vaccinated against Covid before a mandate that they receive them was rescinded.Credit...Kenny Holston for The New York Times Sept.
O calvário de 42 dias em quarentena por hantavírus: “Sentia-me como um prisioneiro”
Dezoito americanos ficaram isolados durante semanas numa instalação especial no Nebraska, nos EUA, após terem sido expostos ao vírus mortal hantavírus no navio de cruzeiro MV Hondius, ‘epicentro’ de um surto no meio do Atlântico, no passado mês de maio.
C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. C.D.C. Director Challenges Pennsylvania’s Report of Two Measles Deaths Questioning a state’s investigation is highly unusual for the public health agency, but reflects tensions between the Trump administration and many states over health issues.
Una ciudad se moviliza contra una amenaza de salud persistente: los mosquitos
BELÉM.― Han pasado 10 años, pero Paulo Gomes todavía recuerda vívidamente el terror que sintió ante la posibilidad de que su esposa, Lucirene, quien padecía fiebre y dolores atroces, nunca regresara del hospital y muriera debido al dengue que contrajo por la picadura de un mosquito. Lucirene regresó a casa después de 15 días y se recuperó por completo luego de varios meses. Pero la experiencia cambió para siempre la percepción que su marido tenía de los mosquitos.
Una ciudad se moviliza contra una persistente amenaza para la salud: los mosquitos
BELÉM, Brasil — Han pasado 10 años, pero Paulo Gomes aún recuerda vívidamente el terror que sintió al pensar que su esposa, Lucirene, nunca regresaría del hospital, que moriría en lugar del dengue que contrajo por la picadura de un mosquito, con el cuerpo atormentado por la fiebre y un dolor insoportable. Tras quince días, regresó a casa y se recuperó por completo después de varios meses más. Pero aquella experiencia cambió para siempre la forma en que Paulo Gomes pensaba sobre los mosquitos.
Una ciudad se moviliza contra una amenaza de salud persistente: los mosquitos
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Han pasado 10 años, pero Paulo Gomes todavía recuerda vívidamente el terror que sintió ante la posibilidad de que su esposa, Lucirene, quien padecía fiebre y dolores atroces, nunca regresara del hospital y muriera debido al dengue que contrajo por la picadura de un mosquito.
A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes
BELÉM, Brazil — It’s been 10 years, but Paulo Gomes still vividly remembers the terror he felt that his wife, Lucirene, would never return from the hospital, that she would die instead of the dengue she contracted from a mosquito bite, her body racked with fever and excruciating pain. She did come home, after 15 days, and recovered fully after several more months. But the experience forever changed how Paulo Gomes thought about mosquitoes.
A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. It’s been 10 years, but Paulo Gomes still vividly remembers the terror he felt that his wife, Lucirene, would never return from the hospital, that she would die instead of the dengue she contracted from a mosquito bite, her body racked with fever and excruciating pain. She did come home, after 15 days, and recovered fully after several more months.
A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes
BELÉM, Brazil -- It's been 10 years, but Paulo Gomes still vividly remembers the terror he felt that his wife, Lucirene, would never return from the hospital, that she would die instead of the dengue she contracted from a mosquito bite, her body racked with fever and excruciating pain. She did come home, after 15 days, and recovered fully after several more months. But the experience forever changed how Paulo Gomes thought about mosquitoes.
Should the M.M.R. Vaccine Be Split Into Three Separate Shots?
President Trump issued an executive order this week calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella, a mainstay of vaccination programs worldwide, to be offered as three individual jabs given at separate times, instead of in one combination shot. In an Oval Office signing ceremony, the president made a frightening and unsubstantiated claim about the combination shot.
Should the MMR Vaccine Be Split Into 3 Separate Shots?
President Donald Trump issued an executive order this week calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella, a mainstay of vaccination programs worldwide, to be offered as three individual jabs given at separate times, instead of in one combination shot. In an Oval Office signing ceremony, the president made a frightening and unsubstantiated claim about the combination shot.
Zusammenhang mit Autismus? Faktencheck zu Impfstoff-Aussagen von Donald Trump
Die Presse auf Google als bevorzugte Nachrichtenquelle hinzufügen. Bei der Bekanntgabe der Exekutivanordnung, mit der die Zahl der Impfungen für amerikanische Kinder verringert werden soll, behauptete US-Präsident Donald Trump unter anderem, Impfungen stünden mit Autismus in Zusammenhang und die kombinierte Impfung gegen Masern, Mumps und Röteln könne tödlich sein. Ob die Anordnung überhaupt rechtlich wirksam wird, ist bislang unklar.
Fact-Checking the Trump Administration's Claims About Vaccines
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for scaling back the number of vaccinations American children receive. At an Oval Office event announcing the order, Trump suggested falsely that vaccines were linked to autism and that the combined measles, mumps and rubella shot could be lethal, among other claims.
Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Claims About Vaccines
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. President Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for scaling back the number of vaccinations American children receive. At an Oval Office event announcing the order, Mr. Trump suggested falsely that vaccines were linked to autism and that the combined measles, mumps and rubella shot could be lethal, among other claims.
Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Fewer Childhood Vaccines Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. For the third time in less than a year, President Trump on Monday issued an executive order that calls for American children to be routinely immunized against fewer diseases, as they are in countries like Denmark.
The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’
The mood inside the National Quarantine Unit was electric with despair and fury. It was May 17, six days after United States health officials had evacuated 18 Americans from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak that had killed three people, and taken them to the special facility in Omaha, Nebraska, for what they had said would be a quick 72-hour evaluation before the passengers could go home to quarantine.
Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as C.D.C. Director Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, a physician who has repeatedly affirmed the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccines, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency’s first full-time leader in nearly a year. The 51-to-44 vote fell mostly along partisan lines.
Senate Confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC Director
The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz, a physician who has repeatedly affirmed the safety and efficacy of childhood vaccines, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency's first full-time leader in nearly a year. The 51-44 vote fell mostly along partisan lines. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia was the lone Democrat to vote in her favor.
CDC expands cyclospora outbreak to 6 more states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked six additional states to a large outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce, according to a CDC official familiar with the investigation. The agency has now confirmed cases tied to the outbreak in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose confidential information. The additions bring the tally of affected states to 15.
C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak to Six More States
C.D.C. Expands Cyclospora Outbreak to Six More States Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina are now among the states linked to the outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce. Credit...Dustin Chambers for The New York Times The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked six additional states to a large outbreak of cyclosporiasis associated with iceberg lettuce, according to a C.D.C. official familiar with the investigation.
Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of H.I.V. Prevention Supplies in Ukraine
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. A Russian missile struck a warehouse near Kyiv two weeks ago, destroying 62 million items used to prevent H.I.V. in Ukraine, leaving aid groups working urgently to replenish the supplies.
Russian Strike Destroyed Millions of HIV Prevention Supplies in Ukraine
A Russian missile struck a warehouse near Kyiv two weeks ago, destroying 62 million items used to prevent HIV in Ukraine, leaving aid groups working urgently to replenish the supplies. The attack was part of a broader campaign of Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including power plants, shopping centers and hospitals, which military analysts say is intended to make civilian life unbearable and inflict a psychological toll on the population.
Senate Health Committee Advances Nomination of C.D.C. Director
The Senate health committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Trump’s pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for a full Senate vote. The committee’s Republican members and Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, all voted in favor of her candidacy, with the remaining Democrats opposed.
Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
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Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Trump administration's plan to stop funding the Pan American Health Organization, which coordinates public health efforts across dozens of countries including the United States, will leave Americans more vulnerable to infectious disease threats, more than 100 U.S. leaders in health and national security warned in an open letter to be released Thursday. kAm%96J :?4=F56 7@C>6C 962=E9 D64C6E2C:6D[ 5:C64E@CD @7 962=E9 286?4:6D[ !6?E28@?
Former Officials Protest U.S. Plan to Defund Pan American Health Organization
RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Trump administration's plan to stop funding the Pan American Health Organization, which coordinates public health efforts across dozens of countries including the United States, will leave Americans more vulnerable to infectious disease threats, more than 100 U.S. leaders in health and national security warned in an open letter to be released Thursday.
The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’
The mood inside the National Quarantine Unit was electric with despair and fury. It was May 17, six days after United States health officials had evacuated 18 Americans from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak that had killed three people, and taken them to the special facility in Omaha, Nebraska, for what they had said would be a quick 72-hour evaluation before the passengers could go home to quarantine.
1,700 HIV treatment sites closed after federal aid cuts, study finds
The Trump administration's cuts to the largest global HIV program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease, according to the first large survey of organizations that had received the funds. The findings show a grimmer picture of the impact of the cuts than the State Department's data, released in April, which seemed to suggest that the program had helped to treat about as many people last year as it had in 2024.
1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds Original
The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global H.I.V. program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease, according to the first large survey of organizations that had received the funds. The findings show a grimmer picture of the impact of the cuts than the State Department’s data, released in April, which seemed to suggest that the program had helped to treat about as many people last year as it had in 2024.
The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: 'I Felt Like a Prisoner'
The mood inside the National Quarantine Unit was electric with despair and fury. It was May 17, six days after United States health officials had evacuated 18 Americans from the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak that had killed three people, and taken them to the special facility in Omaha, Nebraska, for what they had said would be a quick 72-hour evaluation before the passengers could go home to quarantine.
7 Americans are kept at a Kenya Ebola site as Trump travel ban issued
NAIROBI, Kenya — Seven American aid workers are being quarantined at a recently built U.S. facility on an air base in Kenya, their employer said Friday. They are the first Americans to be monitored at the site, and arrived at the facility even as the Trump administration announced a new Ebola-related travel ban this week.
7 Americans Are Kept at a Kenya Ebola Site as Trump Travel Ban Issued
7 Americans Are Kept at a Kenya Ebola Site as Trump Travel Ban Issued The aid workers were on the frontline in the fight against the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and have shown no symptoms, their employer said.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Jay Clayton, Pick for Top Intelligence Role, to Face Senators
After nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be director of national intelligence, President Trump abruptly ordered a delay in his confirmation process.Credit...Jeenah Moon/Reuters Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s intelligence community, will face questions today from lawmakers amid a new push by the White House to use declassified intelligence reports to highlight concerns about election security.
Trump’s Latest C.D.C. Nominee Vows Not to ‘Betray the Science’
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Trump’s Latest C.D.C. Nominee Vows Not to ‘Betray the Science’ Dr. Erica Schwartz told senators in a confirmation hearing that she did not think Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or President Trump would ask her to do anything to hurt public health. Some senators were incredulous.
Trump's Latest CDC Nominee Vows Not to 'Betray the Science'
Before her confirmation hearing Wednesday, Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's third nominee in less than two years to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, appeared all but certain to be approved by the Senate health committee, a crucial step in her confirmation process. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines, and has been viewed as a highly qualified, mainstream choice.
Trump's Latest Nominee for CDC Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's third nominee in less than two years to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is scheduled to face questioning from the Senate health committee on Wednesday, a crucial step in her confirmation process. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general during the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines and is viewed as a highly qualified, mainstream choice for the agency's director.
Ebola symptoms in current outbreak may be milder than in previous ones
“That’s really what I’m a bit anxious about, that this might be an indicator for an outbreak that lasts a lot longer,” said Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the executive director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program. The current outbreak, which was detected in mid-May, has already sickened more than 1,000 people and killed more than 250, according to Congo’s Health Ministry. The true numbers are likely much higher.
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones That is good news for patients, but officials fear it will make controlling the spread of the disease harder.
Why Milder Symptoms Could Make This Ebola Outbreak More Dangerous Why Milder Symptoms Could Make This Ebola Outbreak More Dangerous
new video loaded: Why Milder Symptoms Could Make This Ebola Outbreak More Dangerous Why Milder Symptoms Could Make This Ebola Outbreak More DangerousWhy Milder Symptoms Could Make This Ebola Outbreak More Dangerous Early signs indicate that the species of Ebola behind the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have milder symptoms than past outbreaks. Our global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains why this might actually make it more dangerous.
Ebola Symptoms in Current Outbreak May Be Milder Than in Previous Ones
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New Plan Scales Back CDC's Work on Diseases Abroad
Even as the world is racing to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic in Congo, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that could decimate support for programs that detect and snuff out exactly such outbreaks.
New Plan Scales Back CDC's Work on Diseases Abroad
Even as the world is racing to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic in Congo, the Trump administration is moving ahead with a plan that could decimate support for programs that detect and snuff out exactly such outbreaks.
New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad The State Department is taking over much of the control of global health initiatives, for which critics say the department does not have the expertise.
Kennedy Orders Woman to Stay in Hantavirus Quarantine, Despite C.D.C. Recommendation Original
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. Kennedy Orders Woman to Stay in Hantavirus Quarantine, Despite C.D.C. Recommendation Others who were in the facility have been allowed to return to their homes in recent weeks for monitoring by local health officials.
Kennedy Seeks to Expedite Appeal of Ruling That Blocked His Vaccine Policies Original
Kennedy Seeks to Expedite Appeal of Ruling That Blocked His Vaccine Policies The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House hearing in April.
Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, CDC Says
The Ebola outbreak in Congo may have begun as early as February and may exceed 20,000 cases over the next three months, according to modeling published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, the overall risk to Americans over that period is low, the agency said in a second assessment, noting that previous large outbreaks have resulted in very few cases in the United States. The CDC published both reports in its flagship journal, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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