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After two doses, the MMR vaccine has a 97% success rate at preventing #measles, making it extremely effective, one of the best vaccines available against childhood illnesses, CEID faculty Dr. David Hamer tells @washingtonpost.

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RT @beacon_bio: US measles cases near historic record high with new cases in Kentucky, Montana and Kansas, as Texas cases recede. https://t.….

RT @beacon_bio: Measles Cases Hit Record High, 25 Years After U.S. Eliminated the Disease

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RT @beacon_bio: New measles cases reported in 38 US jurisdictions. Outbreak reported at the Luna County Detention Center in New Mexico.http….

RT @beacon_bio: Türkiye closes livestock markets & increases vaccination efforts amid rising foot & mouth disease SAT 1 outbreaks after Eid….

@brookenichols @KUOW @UCLA She has also made estimations of these numbers, which she published on @ImpactCounter. She notes that analyzing the impact of so many programs across so many countries is challenging. Death data isn't perfect in many countries, which adds some uncertainty.

"The value of the retrospective work is helpful to show the world what can be done with concerted effort, bipartisan support to show just how much impact you can have," @brookenichols tells @KUOW, commenting on a @UCLA study analyzing impact of USAID cuts.

Responding to assertions that her @ImpactCounter “assumes a near total freeze in US foreign aid," CEID faculty Dr. @brookenichols explains that her calculations do factor in the partial funding cuts. Read more at @BostonGlobe.

RT @beacon_bio: Summary of all reported infectious disease events from the past week (June 23-29). Subscribe to BEACON's mailing list to re….

"Rather than retreating, the US must sustain & strengthen its global health programs, to safeguard both international stability and American pandemic preparedness," writes @BhadeliaMD in Vaccines journal w/ @BethCameron_DC & @Craig_A_Spencer.

RT @BhadeliaMD: NEW: @BethCameron_DC , @Craig_A_Spencer and I share the impact of US funding cuts and policy changes to global health secur….

"There’s a clear scientific consensus that climate change is playing a role" in increasing tick populations, which can carry a number of diseases, CEID faculty @mcdietze (@BU_CAS) tells @nytimes.

Speaking to @NCRonline, @brookenichols outlines the calculation methods used in her @ImpactCounter, as well as the difficulty of getting to precise estimates of these impacts from cuts to federal health funding.

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RT @BhadeliaMD: We @beacon_bio had a fantastic visit a little over a week ago to the @WHO Hub for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence in Berli….