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   by pmags 2y ago

   Sadly, in the US measles vaccination rates have been falling in many states: https://www.kff.org/policy-watch/childhood-vaccination-rates... I think the overall nationwide rate is still above 90%, but 95% vaccination r
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   by pmags 2y ago

   We seem to have reached the maximum thread depth, which is probably a strong hint to us to end this discussion. We're way off topic anyhow as this thread is about the impact of current US tariffs. But to your last comment, post-Brexit
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   Second child dies of measles in Texas(reuters.com)

   14 points by pmags 2y ago|3 comments
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   by pmags 2y ago

   For those trying to keep abreast of the measles outbreaks in the US. ● Total cases: 607 ● Deaths: 2 (both children); maybe a 3rd death in NM but still under investigation as to cause of death More info from the CDC here: https://
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   by pmags 2y ago

   Thanks for linking to the parliamentary trade data! I think we both agree that's useful data on which to have a discussion. Since you were so kind as to "do the work" for me, I'll also "do the work" for you (LO
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   by pmags 2y ago

   Also "with respect": ● The analysis you link to is exactly the same sort of analysis the OBR provides -- i.e. a synthesis of current and past data and updated projections of what that means looking ahead ● The OBR report links to
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   by pmags 2y ago

   Can you provide some citations / documentation of your claims about "no effect"? As a non-EU / non-UK reader I went searching for more detailed analysis after reading your post. The first detailed analysis I found was th
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   by pmags 2y ago

   See also: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-opponents-ready-take-...
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   by pmags 2y ago

   Note that MorphoSource is precisely the type of scientific resource that will be lost if Trump, Elon, and the DOGE-ies have their way. This has been jointly funded by NSF and the investigators home institution (Duke). Scientific databases,
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    by pmags 2y ago

    See discussion thread here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43578475
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Can you give a few of the specific "multiple sources" you mention? I see posters on HN trot this out, but I'm yet to see any evidence of this. Can you point to a couple of reliable news sources reporting on this so I can read
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Well, if we're going to f' up our public health systems, scientific infrastructure, museums and libraries, and our K-12 schools + universities, we might as well go all in and ruin or both our economic soft power and humanitarian g
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    Judge orders Trump administration to return deported Maryland man to US(reuters.com)

    26 points by pmags 2y ago|7 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Seems like the administrations defiance of the judicial branch may be coming to a head.
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    Trump layoffs begin to erode FDA drug review system(reuters.com)

    16 points by pmags 2y ago|1 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Related: FDA staff struggle to meet product review deadlines after DOGE layoffs https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
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    by pmags 2y ago

    If you are a US tax payer, it's important to realize that: 1. The federal government has already invested hundred of millions of dollars and millions of person years of scientific effort to collect all the valuable data that NOAA, CDC,
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Unfortunately, in terms of antifungals both the EU and US are still using tons of them in the context of agriculture [1] which is contributing to drug resistance of human pathogenic fungi [2]. The references below focus on Aspergillus, but
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Relevant? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lai9QhBibk
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    More US Government Extortion Aimed at Universities(nytimes.com)

    9 points by pmags 2y ago|2 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Brown as well: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/trump-administration-b...
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    Head of NSA and Cybercommand Is Ousted(nytimes.com)

    112 points by pmags 2y ago|82 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    A subset of HN contributors continuously object to (and flag) any post suggesting that current US federal policy is destroying our scientific and technological infrastucture. NOAA, USAID, USDA, CDC, NASA, NIH, etc. all represents hundred of
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    Trump Imposes Tariffs on Uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands(forbes.com)

    21 points by pmags 2y ago|12 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    C'mon US administration, April fools was yesterday!
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    by pmags 2y ago

    Would you care to share which parts you see as "disguised" opinion versus fact? These all seem like established facts: * "...bringing the total HHS workforce from 82,000 to 62,000." * FDA — "..will lose 3,500 employ
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    by pmags 2y ago

    It is indeed. We are a country of laws, and there is a separation of powers. We are not ruled by a king. Title IX is a civil rights law passed by Congress in 1972: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX If the Trump ad
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    RFK Jr.'s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer(arstechnica.com)

    29 points by pmags 2y ago|3 comments
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    by pmags 2y ago

    The byline reads: "Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."
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    by pmags 2y ago

    "Governance by hissy fit and personal grudges" is how the US is currently operating.