The Hill
Philadelphia health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, because apparently we're doing the greatest hits of the 1950s again.
The Atlantic
An Amish couple, unaware their newborn's death became a political football, grieve quietly while politicians and the HHS secretary argue over measles and a ruptured spleen.
The Guardian
Australia vaccinates captive birds against H5 bird flu, admits wild birds are too slippery, and warns of more mass bird deaths - because nature is a relentless comedian.
BBC Health
Britain's child vaccination rates are falling, but the real culprit isn't anti-vaxxers - it's the sheer inconvenience of getting to a clinic. One shopping-centre pop-up in Keighley is proving that convenience beats conspiracy theories.
UN News
Global vaccination rates inch up one percentage point, which is progress - unless you're one of the 13.5 million kids still getting zero doses.
Ars Technica
Study confirms measles is not 'just a rash' - 20% hospitalized, with pneumonia, dehydration, and a dead child. Who could have predicted?
BBC World
Australia's worst diphtheria outbreak in decades claims its first death since 2018, as health officials scramble to vaccinate remote communities and remind everyone that vaccines exist for a reason.
The Guardian Europe
Australia faces its biggest diphtheria outbreak in decades as vaccine gaps let a 1930s-era disease stage an unwelcome comeback, with 230+ cases and one suspected death.
UN News
WHO report shows progress against hepatitis B and C, but 1.34 million deaths in 2024 and millions untreated prove we're not out of the woods yet.
The Good Times
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