{"id":897545,"date":"2026-06-28T00:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/897545\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:21:14","slug":"infectious-information-6-27-2026-daily-kos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/897545\/","title":{"rendered":"Infectious Information 6\/27\/2026 &#8211; Daily Kos"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>People diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis (MS) often worry about their symptoms intensifying or returning after receiving a live attenuated vaccine, which can cause vaccine hesitancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But a recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2849165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">study<\/a>\u00a0published in\u00a0JAMA Network Open\u00a0found that MS patients can receive live attenuated measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and chickenpox (varicella) vaccines without an increased chance of symptom relapse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/influenza-vaccines\/quick-takes-moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine-review-nih-award-genital-herpes-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vaccines and antibodies<\/a> forge ahead despite certain idiocies. Including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/childhood-vaccines\/new-acip-charter-could-allow-rfk-jr-further-restrict-vaccine-access-critics-say\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new ACIP charter<\/a> that de-emphasizes vaccines?!<\/p>\n<p>Ebola cases were near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/ebola\/ebola-cases-near-900-officials-say-less-10-donations-have-made-it-affected-nations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">900<\/a> on the 18th. They topped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/ebola\/ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-tops-1000-cases-least-254-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">1000<\/a> on the 22nd. Deaths are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/ebola\/ebola-deaths-top-300-african-officials-meet-boost-regional-readiness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">over 300<\/a> on the 26th.<\/p>\n<p>Pandemic disease, dengue, and cholera created the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/covid-19\/pandemic-pathogens-dengue-cholera-were-world-s-largest-emerging-infectious-disease-burdens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disease burden<\/a> on the world from 2000 to 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/covid-19\/updated-covid-vaccines-cut-risk-hospital-care-heart-complications-new-data-reveal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">good news about Covid vaccines<\/a> that RFKJr doesn\u2019t want you to hear.  They cut serious outcomes significantly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/plague\/ancient-dna-reveals-plague-outbreak-siberia-5500-years-ago-4000-years-justinian-plague\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plague<\/a> has been with the human race far longer than we knew.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/avian-influenza-bird-flu\/more-idaho-dairy-cattle-hit-h5n1-avian-flu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">H5N1<\/a> isn\u2019t going away in dairy cattle.<\/p>\n<p>It has even reached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/avian-influenza-bird-flu\/h9n2-avian-flu-case-china-and-first-h5n1-detection-australian-birds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Australia<\/a> now.  And H9 flus are causing cases too.<\/p>\n<p>The predictable result of Pete Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/influenza-vaccines\/quick-takes-flu-sickens-us-troops-texas-reports-3-more-nws-cases-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">playing culture warrior with flu shot requirements<\/a>, is that a bunch of unvaccinated soldiers came down with the flu. Which rapidly got out of control, and now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/influenza-general\/quick-takes-more-air-force-flu-cases-soft-cheese-listeria-outbreak-grows-flucovid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Army, Navy, and Air Force have been granted exceptions to the new policy <\/a>and are requiring the shots again. How about that.<\/p>\n<p>Also the soft cheese Listeria outbreak is still growing. (previous link)<\/p>\n<p>Resting warm water is a risk for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/legionella\/device-mix-baby-formula-contributed-infant-s-legionnaires-disease-report-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Legionella<\/a>, as  shown by an infant case.<\/p>\n<p>We are up to 19 detected cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/new-world-screwworm\/quick-takes-more-new-world-screwworm-cdc-cease-measles-mumps-testing-hantavirus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">screwworm<\/a> in the US. And that is just domestic animals we have our eyes on.  You can bet wild ones are suffering too. But hey, the hantavirus scare is finally over.<\/p>\n<p>oops, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/new-world-screwworm\/quick-takes-more-new-world-screwworm-cases-salmonella-outbreak-europe-polio-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">make that 25 screwworm cases.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/measles\/us-tops-2100-measles-cases-so-far-year-putting-it-track-surpass-2025-total\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Measles cases<\/a> have topped 2100, so we are on track to surpass last year\u2019s total and we are only halfway through this year.  There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/measles\/two-new-reports-highlight-obstacles-containing-us-measles-outbreaks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">obvious reasons why we can\u2019t contain outbreaks<\/a> anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\tWe&#8217;ll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to be paywall-free. We continue to be supported by our readers, not billionaires or corporations. But we need to bring in more revenue. 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