In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the ...
Nearly 10 full years passed since the last measles death in the U.S., but that long stretch came to an end when a child in ...
“Infected people are contagious from 4 days before the rash starts through 4 days afterward. The incubation period for measles, from exposure to fever, is usually about 7-10 days, and from exposure to ...
Another 138 had a “unknown” vaccine status and five patients had been vaccinated with at least one dose. The West Texas measles outbreak — the largest in the state in 30 years — has spread ...
Wisconsin kindergartners have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country against measles, which can cause serious illness in young kids.
Osceola County’s immunization rate is the lowest in Central Florida at 86.9 percent. Across the WESH 2 viewing area, nearly every county is below the statewide rate of 90.6 percent, with the ...
When a Texas pastor learned his church’s school ranked last in the state for measles vaccination rates, he didn’t get upset.
Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are ...