A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday.
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, and people can get sickened by it through raw shellfish or open wounds.
Vibrio vulnificus thrives in warm coastal waters, and people can get sickened by it through raw shellfish or open wounds.
NYTimes – US Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, defeating Representative Haley Stevens. He will face Republican Mike Rogers in November’s general election. Top Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, moved to embrace El-Sayed after his victory.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and banning "birth tourism." The move follows a June 30 Supreme Court ruling that struck down his earlier effort to end birthright citizenship. Trump said he believes the latest actions are constitutional, though full details were not immediately released.
NYTimes – Business The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna's mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine, the first of its kind, for older adults. The vaccine, named mFlusiva, uses the same mRNA platform as Moderna's Covid-19 shot and will be available for the upcoming flu season. The agency had initially declined to review the application before reversing course following public pressure.
