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The EU Continues Its Unscientific, Anti-Innovation Policymaking
Europe denies the millennia-old seamless continuum of genetic modification

March 27, 2024  •  European Scientist

The genetic modification, or genetic engineering (GE), of plants and animals by selection and breeding has been practiced by humans for more than 10,000 years. It's called agriculture. During the last half-century, newer, molecular GE techniques have been used to modify plants, animals, bacteria and other organisms. Scientists can move desired genes virtually at will from one organism into another, or alter genes with great precision but without introducing material from other organisms. (As discussed below, that latter point is not in any way a critical consideration with respect to risk or risk-assessment.)

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Long COVID Fatigue: The Unwelcome Gift That Keeps On Giving
Fatigue, a common and debilitating feature of long COVID, predicts worse clinical outcomes

March 26, 2024  •  American Council on Science & Health

By now, virtually everyone knows many people who have had COVID. Although most who get it recover within a few days or weeks, it has killed 1.2 million Americans (with the weekly death toll still in the hundreds), and even those with only mild infections can experience long COVID, marked by persistent, sometimes debilitating symptoms that last for months or even years following the acute infection.

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'Count Your Children After the Measles Has Passed'
Fueled by misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, recent years have seen a troubling increase in cases, threatening public health efforts

March 25, 2024  •  American Council on Science & Health

In 910, the Persian physician Al-Razi wrote that measles should be more dreaded than smallpox, an edict echoed in an old proverb: "Count your children after the measles has passed."

More than a thousand years later, measles remains the most contagious of modern diseases. In the first 75 days of this year, the number of US measles cases surpassed the entire tally for 2023. During the week from March 8 to 14 alone, fifteen new ones were reported, and as of the Ides of March 2024, 60 cases of measles had been reported in the US. Fortunately, it is also highly amenable to vaccination, and before the 2018-2019 measles pandemic, it had been virtually eliminated in most OECD countries. So, what happened? And should we care?

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Viral Diseases: What You Need To Know
We can create a public health infrastructure that is more resilient to outbreaks of viral illnesses by better understanding the nature of virus infections and vaccine hesitancy.

March 20, 2024  •  American Council on Science & Health

Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was recently interviewed about the complexities surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and public health communication during the pandemic. His insights shed light on the science behind the vaccines, the challenges of achieving eradication versus control of a viral disease, and the critical role of trust in overcoming the nation's rising vaccine hesitancy.

Understanding Eradication vs Control

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Does the Government Have a Role in Combating Vaccine Misinformation?
Prominent physicians groups argue that misinformation about vaccines reduces immunization uptake, hindering their effectiveness as part of a well-functioning public health system

March 14, 2024  •  DC Journal (Inside Sources)

Vaccines are crucial in preventing diseases, saving lives, reducing disability and lightening the burden on the nation's healthcare system. Therefore, the government has a compelling interest in combating vaccine misinformation to prevent the promulgation of factually incorrect information that causes deaths.

That is the argument presented in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court in Murthy v. Missouri by several prominent medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians and American Geriatrics Society.

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