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  1. Dr. #SusanMonarez raised concerns about a #vaccine panel that will meet on
    Thurs, after #Health Secy #RFKJr fired all 17 members in June, eventually appointing others to take their place. “There is real risk that recommendations could be made restricting access to
    #vaccines for #children & others in need without rigorous scientific review,” she said. The panel will discuss #Covid vaccines, the #hepatitisB vaccine & the #measles, #mumps, #rubella [#MMR] & #varicella vaccines.
    #PublicHealth #Trump

  2. #Mpox #Epidemiology & #Risk #Factors, #Nigeria, 2022, Emerg Infect Dis.: wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/9

    Odds of being mpox+ were higher for adults with #HIV & lower for those co-infected with #varicella zoster virus (VZV). No #children were HIV+; odds of being mpox+ were higher for children with VZV infection. Our findings indicate mpox affects primarily adults in Nigeria, partially driven by sexual activity; childhood cases were driven by close #contact, #animal exposure, and #VZV co-infection.