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Voting is Your POWER<p>High hopes for world’s first Tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years. </p><p>A closely watched clinical trial testing the new vaccine has hit enrolment targets earlier than expected because of volunteer enthusiasm in communities located in TB hotspots. The vaccine is designed to prevent adults from advancing to the dangerous stage of an infection (the current, century-old vaccine is targeted at babies and children) and could have an efficacy of about 50% </p><p>HUGE news given that TB is the world's deadliest infectious disease and kills over a million people a year <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.md/2025.04.28-121714/https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/major-tuberculosis-vaccine-trial-completes-enrollment-faster-than-expected/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.md/2025.04.28-121714/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/major-tuberculosis-vaccine-trial-completes-enrollment-faster-than-expected/</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;We estimate that the combined impact of the projected cuts to these five programs will result in between 483,000 and 1.14 million excess deaths over one year. If cuts were to persist over five years, we may expect those numbers to increase to between 1.48 million and 6.24 million deaths.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunger</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>starvation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIDS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>malaria</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <br />/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>&quot;Asterisk magazine commissioned expert forecasts of the likely effects of cuts to five broad USAID efforts: PEPFAR (the HIV/AIDS relief effort), anti-malaria programs, anti-tuberculosis programs, nutrition programs, and programs on water, sanitation, and hygiene. These forecasts go deep on the details, but just to share the topline:&quot;</p><p>~ Bulwark</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hunger</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/starvation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>starvation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/AIDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AIDS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>malaria</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <br />/1</p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/i-called-the-constitution-police-trump-qatar-plane-constitution-bribe-gift-rule-of-law-corruption" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/i-called-the-</span><span class="invisible">constitution-police-trump-qatar-plane-constitution-bribe-gift-rule-of-law-corruption</span></a></p>
Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge:<p>Of course we now have <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> in our public schools. </p><p><a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/05/tuberculosis-case-confirmed-at-portland-middle-school.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oregonlive.com/health/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">tuberculosis-case-confirmed-at-portland-middle-school.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/94258/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/94258/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Thousands of tuberculosis cases recorded in London <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:<p>"Two tuberculosis cases have been confirmed in South Florida. The number of TB cases reported has been increasing in Florida since 2021.</p><p>The confirmation of two recent tuberculosis cases in South Florida is prompting health officials to keep an eye out for a developing trend."</p><p><a href="https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2025-05-09/florida-seeing-more-tuberculosis-cases-what-to-know" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">health.wusf.usf.edu/health-new</span><span class="invisible">s-florida/2025-05-09/florida-seeing-more-tuberculosis-cases-what-to-know</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>florida</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/86900/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/86900/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold #121599184 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>article</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthCareCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareCosts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/86728/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/86728/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElijahMuchima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElijahMuchima</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MichaelGonzales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelGonzales</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Zambia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zambia</span></a></p>

alojapan.com/1267942/geodemogr Geodemographic analysis of socioeconomic area disparities in tuberculosis incidence in Osaka City, Japan #EnvironmentalSciences #Geodemographics #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #multidisciplinary #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #PublicHealth #science #Tuberculosis #大阪 #大阪府 Geodemographic clustering of social areas In this study, data was obtained from the public resources of the Osaka City Planning and Coordination Bureau25. Based on these tabulation da…

"The study is powered to measure a vaccine efficacy of about 50%, which the shot reached in an earlier Phase 2 study. Though researchers hope for even better results, they emphasize that having a tool that is 50% effective at reducing pulmonary TB could still have dramatic effects, given that there are millions of cases each year."

Hopes are high for what would be the world’s first new TB shot in a century.
statnews.com/2025/04/28/major-

STAT · Major tuberculosis vaccine trial completes enrollment faster than expectedA closely watched clinical trial testing what could be the world’s first new tuberculosis vaccine in a century has hit its enrollment target, ahead of expectations. 

@JackTheCat I live in New Hampshire USA, and in September 2024 our state let us know that someone had been working in a daycare while they were contagious with #tuberculosis from February 2024 until August 2024.

And then we never heard another thing about it,but I’m quite sure someone would have been infected. Those are little kids who don’t have a robust immune system, and I’m not sure that immune systems fight off TB anyway.

In 2021 I decided that I would just have to wear a mask forever because everything is so gross, and I don’t mind it at all. Being sick sucks.