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PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that the loss of funding would devastate local stations, “particularly smaller and rural stations who rely on federal funding for a larger portion of their budgets.”
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Mashup Score: 67Virulent: The Vaccine War - 14 day(s) ago
Examines the history and consequences of vaccine hesitancy and denial.
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https://t.co/K7zuOQlD8C https://t.co/xHMPYRXBYY Worth the watch!
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A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year, the U.S. had no reported measles deaths in a decade. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former anti-vaccine advocate, now says the MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. Deema Zein spoke with someone who had a front-row seat to its creation.
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“ it didn't impress me as a very important thing that I was doing, because I felt the chances of this actually developing into a vaccine that would help millions of people were kind of astronomically small.” https://t.co/QpBZEHniXm
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Mashup Score: 0RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies - 15 day(s) ago
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness.
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas’ still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness. https://t.co/gGRnBjTK2N
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Mashup Score: 0Authors of 'In Covid's Wake' on their criticism of the government's pandemic response - 16 day(s) ago
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. That launched widespread shutdowns, mandates for masks and vaccines and caused enormous social and economic harms. William Brangham spoke with the authors of “In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us,” a new book that’s sharply critical of how America responded to this crisis.
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Good interview and overview of important book by @stephen_macedo and Frances Lee. Authors of 'In Covid's Wake' on their criticism of the government's pandemic response https://t.co/wsNGEgfvVO
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Mashup Score: 11Overheard with Evan Smith | Celine Gounder | Season 12 | Episode 10 - 1 month(s) ago
Dr. Celine Gounder, CBS News’ Medical Contributor, discusses current public health issues.
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Thanks, @evanasmith, for having me on @PBS' @overheardpbs! We talked about: 🔹Measles & Rubella 🔹Vaccine skepticism & RFK Jr 🔹Rural health 🔹Lack of trust in our health system 🔹H5N1 bird flu 🔹NIH funding cuts & more! https://t.co/Ro0e1iVniL https://t.co/cuh3jvcDwF
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Mashup Score: 20HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts - 1 month(s) ago
Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment as part of President Donald Trump’s government cuts.
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HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts https://t.co/TgPqlA1eFk The disruption this will cause to CDC and other HHS agencies like NIH and FDA, will create irreconcilable damage to public health and science.
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Mashup Score: 0CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence - 2 month(s) ago
From 2008 to 2022, rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80 percent among 20- to 24-year-old women who were screened for cervical cancer.
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CDC report finds HPV vaccine is preventing U.S. women from getting cervical cancer, adding to evidence #GynCSM #HPV #Cancer https://t.co/XcB9N7z2FI
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The State Department has formally told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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WEAPONS, PRIORITIES, GOVERNMENTAL SPENDING: Dems appropriately criticized for sending $ for weapons to kill civilians instead of spending on NC after natural disaster. GOP now doing same thing -but cutting medical research, care instead of weapon $. Same https://t.co/aJvcqAoSLN
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Mashup Score: 130Vaccine specialist argues RFK Jr. would make them less accessible - 3 month(s) ago
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faced tough questions over vaccine skepticism and Medicaid reform at his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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https://t.co/3gtXmar260 RFK Jr. versus vaccines on PBS NewsHour
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RT @NewsHour: Trump administration plans to ask Congress to defund PBS, NPR https://t.co/iiGmtce9S9