PhD Virologist turned science writer. Fighting misinformation w/ fully sourced episodes on infectious diseases. Public health is inherently political.
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France reported the 1st documented human infection w/ Shamonda virus. Patient was severely immunocompromised & died.
I keep seeing framing that bothers me, so let’s talk about it.
#1: The first documented human infection is not necessarily the first human infection.
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🚨A Texas high school has declared a chickenpox outbreak, nearly two weeks after notifying families of a possible exposure.
Shepherd High School reports 3 confirmed cases and 4 suspected cases.
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What about vaccination?
Two doses of varicella vaccine are ~90% effective at preventing chickenpox.
The students' vaccination status hasn't been reported, so we can't draw conclusions about vaccine coverage.