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 ...
What You Actually Need to Know About Measles and the MMR Vaccine
While public health authorities in Texas and elsewhere are doing their best to contain the latest outbreaks, RFK Jr. is going ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge
Dr. Paul Offit — director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who recently spoke with HealthDay about COVID — said that if vaccine-induced immunity waned ...
Florida vaccine skeptic out as proposed CDC director amid measles outbreak
Dave Weldon was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the White House scrapped the nomination of the ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases ...
False Measles Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Won't Stop: Here's Everything You Need to Know
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best tool to stop the current outbreak. So why do all those false conspiracy ...
How long do measles vaccines last? Do adults need booster shots? Five things to know
“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 ...
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.
European measles cases doubled in 2024 after vaccinaton levels fell post-COVID
BERLIN (Reuters) -Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health ...
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Colorado health officials urge vaccinations for measles amid nationwide outbreaks
According to a release, large measles outbreaks are currently happening across the country, including 223 cases in Texas and ...
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Q&A: Infectious diseases specialist on what you should know about measles
Dr. Jyoti Somani, the the Associate Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Jackson Health ...