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Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News

2025/6/2
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Rachel Feltman: 我在本期节目中主要关注了美国麻疹疫情的最新情况。虽然德克萨斯州的疫情有所放缓，但美国各地仍有麻疹暴露事件发生，加拿大和墨西哥也在应对疫情。卫生官员认为疫苗接种率的提高是疫情放缓的原因之一。然而，德克萨斯州议员批准了一项法案，该法案将使父母更容易获得疫苗豁免，这可能会降低疫苗接种率。此外，美国卫生与公众服务部宣布，疾病控制与预防中心将不再建议没有潜在健康问题的儿童或孕妇接种新冠疫苗，这可能会影响疫苗的普及。 我个人认为，虽然疫苗接种率的提高对控制疫情至关重要，但疫苗豁免政策的放宽可能会抵消这一努力。政府应该采取更积极的措施来提高疫苗接种率，而不是让父母更容易获得豁免。 Stephen J. Fleischman: 作为美国妇产科学院的主席，我对疾病控制与预防中心不再建议没有潜在健康问题的儿童或孕妇接种新冠疫苗的公告感到非常失望。我们妇产科医生非常清楚新冠病毒感染在怀孕期间和新生儿中的危险性，而孕妇接种疫苗可以为新生儿提供一些保护。我认为疾病控制与预防中心的这一决定可能会对孕妇和儿童的健康造成负面影响。 我始终坚信，孕妇应该接种新冠疫苗，以保护自己和孩子的健康。我们应该相信科学，并采取一切必要的措施来保护我们的社区免受新冠病毒的侵害。

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The measles outbreak in West Texas seems to be slowing, possibly due to increased vaccination rates. However, a new Texas bill aims to make vaccine exemptions easier for parents, potentially hindering progress. Other measles outbreaks are occurring in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Measles outbreak in West Texas is slowing down.
  • Increase in vaccination rates is a contributing factor.
  • New Texas bill could make vaccine exemptions easier.
  • Other measles outbreaks reported in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

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The measles outbreak in West Texas is slowing. Health officials think an increase in vaccination rates contributed to the slowdown, but Texas lawmakers have pushed a new bill to make it even quicker and easier for parents to exempt their children from vaccines. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention goes counter to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by removing recommendations for COVID vaccines for pregnant people and children without underlying health conditions. The first vaccine for gonorrhea debuts in England and Wales, with early results suggesting it is 30 to 40 percent effective against the disease. Your sensitive teeth may have origins in the dentin in the exoskeletons of ancient fish. Plus, researchers use fossils to discover what megalodons may have eaten. 

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Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Kelso Harper, Naeem Amarsy and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman. Our show is edited by Alex Sugiura with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.

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