Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Trump Administration Will Import Eggs As Prices Spike Due To Bird Flu
The Trump administration is importing millions of eggs from Turkey and South Korea, with other countries likely to be contributing in the coming weeks, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday. 鈥淩ight now, we鈥檝e got Turkey and South Korea importing eggs. Just yesterday, I talked to a couple of other countries that will soon begin importing. We haven鈥檛 signed that deal yet, so I don鈥檛 want to say who it is,鈥 Rollins told reporters at the White House. (Samuels, 3/21)
吃瓜不打烊: 吃瓜不打烊鈥 鈥極n Air鈥: Journalists Demystify Bird Flu, Medicaid Work Requirements, And Reproductive Health Research
吃瓜不打烊 editor-at-large for public health C茅line Gounder discussed bird flu on CBS鈥 鈥淐BS Mornings Plus鈥 on March 20. Gounder discussed funding cuts at Johns Hopkins University and other research institutions on CBS News鈥 鈥淐BS Morning News鈥 on March 17. She also discussed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 airplane wastewater testing to prevent another pandemic on CBS News鈥 鈥淐BS Evening News Plus鈥 on March 13. (3/22)
On measles, flu, and tuberculosis 鈥
US measles cases grew by 25% in a week to reach 378 this year, adding to an outbreak that has already outpaced last year鈥檚 total. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 77 new confirmed cases on Friday. The outbreak has now spread to 17 states. Last year鈥檚 total cases were 285. (Nix, 3/21)
US flu activity declined last week for the fifth week in a row, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today it is still seeing substantial activity, with 17 more pediatric flu deaths reported. In its respiratory virus snapshot, the CDC said it expects flu activity to last several more weeks. (Schnirring, 3/21)
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both the number of cases and the rate of infections rose. Rates were up among all age groups, and 34 states reported an increase. (Stobbe, 3/21)
