Father. Husband. Epidemiologist. Instructor at GMU and JHBSPH. Fellow at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Believer in Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow. All opinions, my own.
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René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
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Getting vaccinated for RSV during pregnancy cut infant hospitalizations by nearly 70 percent, according to a new real-world study. Strong protection, even in high-risk pregnancies.
The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) is doing a three-part series on HPV as we are now 20 years into the HPV vaccine era. They're must-reads if you're interested in the history and current state of the disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
To keep out the flesh-eating screwworm, Washington halted Mexican cattle imports a year ago. Now the first U.S. case in 60 years has appeared in Texas, beef prices are at record highs, and a 70-year-old feedlot is on the brink of closure.
Philadelphia health officals and others are focused and prepared for communicable diseases during the upcoming World Cup events and 250th Independence Day celebrations.
President Trump says kids get “too many” vaccines. Paul Offit explains why counting shots misses the point. Today’s schedule uses fewer immunologic components to prevent more diseases and has sharply reduced meningitis, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Anti-vax dating apps are moving offline, hosting in-person mixers while measles, whooping cough, and TB are rising in the US. Vaccine-preventable diseases still kill. This WIRED piece is worth your time.
The latest on the History of Vaccines blog: The 2010 World Cup in South Africa took place amid measles outbreaks, influenza, and meningococcal disease risks, exposing significant gaps in global vaccine access that persist today.
historyofvaccines.org/blog/world-c...
Meanwhile, northern Mexico has expanded feedlots and slaughter plants, kept cattle at home, added jobs, and increased beef exports to the United States. A disease control decision has reshaped where value and risk sit in the beef supply chain.
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René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
In response to public and political criticism during the COVID-19 pandemic response, state and local public health authorities have been defanged. This puts much of the US (let’s face it, all of the US and perhaps the world) in peril for the next one. Heck, even small epidemics might be a big deal.
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH, FCPP
Erica Frazier Stum learned to surf after being diagnosed with incurable cervical cancer. Image courtesy of Hallie Martin
Officials are more concerned about highly contagious diseases like measles and respiratory viruses, which can spread quickly through large, fast-moving crowds.
