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At least 12 pregnant women have had measles in Utah, but I don't know further details. In West Texas, 2 pregnant women hospitalized with measles, delivered infants with measles. One of those infants had brain swelling and was hospitalized for several weeks after birth. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Yesterday, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists released a maternal immunization schedule.
They write that it's the first time they've ever released an "immunization schedule that differs from federal vaccine recommendations."
“The woman said she regretted not getting her kids vaccinated when the outbreak started.”
These kinds of stories are helpful for the vaccine hesitant parents
The goal isn’t to convince the anti-vax, but out compete the vacuum that they have taken in public communications
A great read below ⤵️
How sad and unncessary is this, in the richest nation in the world?
Anguished Parents. Doctors in Tears. Utah’s Long Measles Outbreak Takes a Toll.
@amymaxmen.bsky.social
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The Trump Administration’s racist science policies have achieved some of their goals.
The number of Black Principal Investigators has dropped by 10% between 2024 and 2025; while the number of Hispanic PIs has fallen by 7%.
For research trainees, the numbers are far worse.
Sobering reading, especially as the mother of a 10 month old.
One choice that I applaud: describing essential oils and similar as “folk medicine.”
"...there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. ...
Measles can cause brain damage, deafness, or death in newborns." Babies in Utah are suffering needlessly due to anti-vaccine misinformation.
kffhealthnews.org/public-healt... via @kff.org @amymaxmen.bsky.social
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
This cross-sectional study assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) data from fiscal years 2016-2025 comprising annual counts of principal investigators funded through research grants and fellowsh...
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Check out my conversation about Ebola with the great Brian Lehrer @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social wnyc.org/browse/shows...
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
My story on America's regressive, new reality is now up @kffhealthnews.org (without a paywall) kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
My story on America's regressive, new reality is now up @kffhealthnews.org (without a paywall) kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
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Measles in pregnancy is not good - as you have pointed out with that MMWR article.
Obstetrical complications also include stillbirth and 3 % maternal mortality.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen reports on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
hasn't there been a recent congenital measles case in Utah?
The Maternal Immunization Task Force issues a call to action to strongly recommend the MMR vaccine as the best and most effective defense against measles infection.
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
Amy Maxmen, PhD
I spoke with doctors on the frontline of Ebola in Congo, and it made my heart race.
“We live with fear in our stomachs,” Dr. Furaha told me. “Every day, there are healthcare providers and patients dying.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org
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Kevin Ault
Kevin Ault
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
