Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccines in Development Four Months Before Outbreak
An Ebola outbreak in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was confirmed by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on May 15, 2026. Through laboratory analysis, health officials confirmed that the outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo ebola strain, for which there is no vaccine currently […]
Ebola Outbreak Pushing Development of Vaccines for Bundibugyo Strain
The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda which began only a couple of weeks ago is already reportedly the third largest in history and, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “spreading rapidly,” with more than 900 suspected cases of the […]
ACIP Attacked for Urging ‘Shared Decision-Making’
Former CDC director Tom Frieden and colleagues recently published a JAMA opinion piece condemning the CDC vaccine advisory committee’s endorsement of “shared decision-making” for future Covid-19 boosters. They argued the shift was an ethical lapse—even an “abdication of responsibility”—particularly for older adults. But what the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) proposed was nothing […]
Legislation in House of Representatives to Expand Pro Vaccine Messaging and Vaccine Surveillance
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Apr. 21, 2026 would use billions of dollars in Medicaid funding to pressure states into adopting federally approved vaccine messaging and expand the U.S. government’s surveillance of children’s vaccination records. Introduced by Representative Kim Schrier, MD of Washington, H.R. 8425, the Strengthening the Vaccines for […]
CDC Considers New Medical Code to Classify Vaccine Injuries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering a proposal to formally recognize injuries associated with COVID-19 vaccinations as a diagnosable condition that can be recorded in medical records.1 The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), a standardized system used to classify diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures, could be updated under the proposal. Introduced […]
U.S. Fertility Rates Near Historic Lows
Fertility rates in the United States are now among the lowest levels ever recorded, based on provisional data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this month. According to the CDC report, the general fertility rate declined to 53.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44, down 23 percent since 2007, […]