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2 days ago | thinkglobalhealth.org | Tom Frieden |Yuexuan Chen

On May 27, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on social media that the United States would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women or children six months and older, upending careful work by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to rigorously assess the safety and effectiveness of all vaccines.

1 week ago | thinkglobalhealth.org | Hannah Crowe

First of its kind research published in The Lancet Global Health delivers one of the clearest warnings yet about the consequences of aid sanctions—not on autocrats or dictators—but mothers and children.  "Sanctions are an imperative tool to prevent or stop war. However, it's important that we understand how these measures work and their impact on local populations," said lead author Ruth Gibson, a postdoctoral fellow in Stanford University's Department of Health Policy.

1 month ago | thinkglobalhealth.org | Priti Patnaik

A decisive World Health Assembly (WHA) saw the adoption of a new agreement to govern pandemics at a time of grave financial uncertainty not only for the institution but also for the wider field of global health.  Countries came together overcoming political divides and mistrust, but much more will be needed to preserve multilateralism in global health as the sector undergoes potentially irreversible transformation with fundamental shifts in financing and governance.

1 month ago | thinkglobalhealth.org | Alejandra Martinez |Alejandra Martínez

Humans share the earth with millions of known species and millions more yet to be discovered. As numerous as these creatures are, so are the viruses, bacteria, and parasites afflicting them.  In a new book, The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick, science writer Liz Kalaugher combs history to expose how humans have been major contributors to the rise and spread of pathogens among nonhuman animals.

1 month ago | thinkglobalhealth.org | Alejandra Martinez |Alejandra Martínez

by Alejandra Martinez May 1, 2025 This year's measles outbreak in the United States has, , led to 884 cases and three deaths, 30% cases affecting children under the age of 5. The emergency is related to a concerning trend of falling vaccination rates and vaccine doubt: 97% of cases have been unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status. The outbreak started in the Southwest United States, a region home to some of the largest populations of American Indian people.