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This is what kept me from sleeping last night.
March 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is what kept me from sleeping last night.
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"The best and the worst thing about vaccination is that it 'makes nothing happen.'
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A leading pediatrician was already worried about the future of vaccines. Then RFK Jr. came along
In a new book, pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner details the history of measles, a virus that’s often a bellwether for public health disasters.
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"The best and the worst thing about vaccination is that it 'makes nothing happen.'
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
A child successfully inoculated against measles doesn’t fall sick with that condition, doesn’t miss school, doesn’t go to the hospital. They don’t suffer life-changing complications. They don’t die prematurely."
"Kennedy felt like America had to show that we are not exploiting the world around us. Choose democracy and capitalism, not communism. So USAID is the antidote to the perception of the ugly American, the generous American who shows up with humanitarian aid and makes your life materially better."
The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. and American Soft Power
In demolishing the government’s biggest provider of foreign aid, President Trump is ending a 60-year bipartisan consensus on the best way to keep America safe.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"Kennedy felt like America had to show that we are not exploiting the world around us. Choose democracy and capitalism, not communism. So USAID is the antidote to the perception of the ugly American, the generous American who shows up with humanitarian aid and makes your life materially better."
