{"id":8308,"date":"2025-08-30T00:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T05:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llcspace.site\/?p=8308"},"modified":"2025-08-30T00:07:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T05:07:52","slug":"this-week-in-public-health-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/llcspace.site\/?p=8308","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1oK7JkWOeXU?si=1LxHijXjxpc9rfBX\">Dr. Klotman&#8217;s Week 284 video address<\/a> from Baylor College of Medicine. My synopsis is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">COVID test positivity and ER visits throughout the country are up &#8211; as expected from the wastewater monitoring data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">This late summer bump is evident throughout the country, but the west and south are particularly active at this time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The wastewater data shows that Measles, H5N1 bird flu, and the rest of the respiratory viruses are waning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The proposed COVID vaccine target is LP.8.1, but it is the XFG strain from China and Europe that is probably the most appropriate target. Merde!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It appears likely that either target will provide acceptable protection for most of us<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The CDC recommends COVID vaccine for folks 18+ years old <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The CDC recommendation for young people 6mos-17yo is to consult with the child&#8217;s PCP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">CDC has dropped the recommendation for COVID vaccine for healthy pregnant people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued its own guidance regarding COVID vaccine for children. The recommendation includes vaccination for all children 6-23 months of age, and older children whose parents want to have their child vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Influenza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AAP recommends Flu vaccine for everyone 6mos+ of age, and RSV vaccine for all children 8-19mos of age at high risk for severe RSV disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WHO has established a center for genomics of drug-resistant bacterial pathogens (aka &#8220;superbugs&#8221;). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Random Factoid<\/strong> &#8211; Mississippi (a red state) now has the highest infant mortality rate in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My commentary<\/strong>: Having an anti-science Secretary of HHS over CDC and FDA is a disastrous situation for our country and its citizens. The current COVID vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people is not based on science but rather RFK&#8217;s ideology. I do not think that we can rely on CDC and FDA recommendations to be fact-based. So, that means that we need to look elsewhere for reliable guidance regarding our health. I suggest the following sources &#8211; organizations that are not part of the government and thus less susceptible to political corruption:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy of Family Practice (AAFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) regarding immunization practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">American Cancer Society regarding cancer screening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) regarding emerging pathogens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the cancer of politics begins to corrupt other federal agencies, I will add other resources from which you can draw recommendations less likely to be tainted by political ideology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is Dr. Klotman&#8217;s Week 284 video address from Baylor College of Medicine. 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