Former CDC director argues for stronger guidance on infant measles vaccine dose
Former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine doses in a new ...
Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates
In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the ...
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Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens
some of whom educate their children at home or at private schools without vaccine mandates. Public health reporter Fenit Nirappil traveled to the epicenter of the measles outbreak in West Texas ...
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West Texas measles cases rise to 223. Here is what you need to know.
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 at risk of measles outbreak. Its kindergartner vaccination rates among lowest in U.S.
Wisconsin kindergartners have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country against measles, which can cause serious illness in young kids.
Immunization rates against measles are declining in Central Florida
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 ...
A Texas church school ranked last in state measles vaccination rates. Its pastor rejoiced
When a Texas pastor learned his church’s school ranked last in the state for measles vaccination rates, he didn’t get upset.
Measles cases are still rising. Here’s what to know about the contagious virus, including symptoms and boosters.
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...