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Alison Young

@alisonannyoung

New: Associate Editor for Investigations + investigative reporter @Hou_Landing, [email protected]. Pandora’s Gamble author [email protected]

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.Dept. of Agriculture confirms 3 dairy herds in California have tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu. Interesting to see them push this out on a holiday. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…

.<a href="/USDA/">Dept. of Agriculture</a> confirms 3 dairy herds in California have tested positive for #H5N1 #birdflu. Interesting to see them push this out on a holiday. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…
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“Pfizer is creating that situation,” says South Carolina pediatrician Deborah Greenhouse. She wants 100% returns for all covid shots. “If you’re only going to let us return 30%, we’re not going to buy much,” she says. “We can’t.” Jackie Fortiér reports: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

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Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds | “Most of the overdue plants are in the U.S., but more than 340 are in India and China (which) make up the largest source of drug ingredients” for low-cost US prescriptions. apnews.com/article/fda-in…

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8 former CDC directors in STAT: “Separating infectious diseases from other causes of avoidable illness would set public health back, forgetting the hard-won lessons of the past century.” statnews.com/2024/09/05/cdc…

8 former CDC directors in <a href="/statnews/">STAT</a>: “Separating infectious diseases from other causes of avoidable illness would set public health back, forgetting the hard-won lessons of the past century.” 
statnews.com/2024/09/05/cdc…
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“Congressman Nick LaLota has moved to preserve Plum Island from development - and protect Long Islanders from the potential disease pathogens that could still lurk on the island after 70 years of ‘top secret’ military bio-research.” thenorthshoreleader.com/single-post/la…

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The CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) in a person in Missouri who has reported no exposure to animals, state health officials say. "No H5 infection in dairy cattle has been reported in Missouri," release says, though state has had some H5 cases in birds.

The CDC has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) in a person in Missouri who has reported no exposure to animals, state health officials say. "No H5 infection in dairy cattle has been reported in Missouri," release says, though state has had some H5 cases in birds.
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A reminder that as of July, just 17 of Missouri’s 60,000 dairy cows had been tested for H5N1. Good Columbia Missourian reporting here: columbiamissourian.com/news/local/few…

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BREAKING: #H5 bird flu detected in Missouri individual with no reported contact with animals. It's not yet clear if this the same version of the virus that has been circulating in dairy cows. More questions than answers at this point. statnews.com/2024/09/06/mis…

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CDC on Missouri case : ID of the "N" in the patient specimen is pending. Attempts to sequence the virus genome are underway. “The results of this investigation will be particularly important in light of the current lack of an obvious animal exposure.” cdc.gov/media/releases…

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An #H5 #birdflu infection in a person without a link to dairy cows or poultry is kind of unsettling. But some people I spoke to cautioned me not to get over my skiis on this. That said, this situation needs to be thoroughly investigated & watched. statnews.com/2024/09/06/mis…