In "Disease Waits for No One," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss how a federal judge temporarily blocked Health Secretary RFK Jr's rollback of childhood vaccine recommendations. Has the damage of this administration's assault on US vaccine policy already been done? Or is there a chance it could be undone? They'll also dive into a report calling for sweeping changes to how the government tracks COVID vaccine harms, review a recent meningitis outbreak in the UK, cover the latest on measles and avian flu, and answer a listener's question about the risk of catching COVID in public. Plus, we'll bring you the latest respiratory illness update and another public health history segment honoring Women's History Month. 

Early official COVID death tolls may have undercounted by 19% (CIDRAP)

Viewpoint: Uncertain victories mustn’t distract us from staying focused on defending health (CIDRAP and The Vaccine Integrity Project)

New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries (CIDRAP) 

California records avian flu in northern elephant seals (CIDRAP)

All My Babies (Georgia Department of Health)
 

Resources for vaccine and public health advocacy:

Voices for Vaccines

Families Fighting Flu

Vaccinate Your Family

Shot@Life

Medical Reserve Corps

Learn more about the Vaccine Integrity Project

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"Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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