Low MMR Vaccination Rates Spark Fears of Measles Outbreak
The number of children who are getting the MMR vaccination has plummeted in Bradford, a city in England, where health officials have warned about the rising risk of a measles outbreak.
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Approximately 1-in-5 Americans Misinformed About Vaccines
Researchers found that approximately 20% of surveyed respondents were misinformed about vaccinations, including 18% who believe vaccines cause autism.
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Confirmed Measles Case at Northeastern Univ in Boston
A Northeastern University student was diagnosed with measles last week and health officials fear there may have been others exposed to the virus.
Samoa Measles Outbreak Continues
The Samoa measles epidemic has now killed 73 people and infected 5,267 as the government has extended the island’s state of emergency to Dec 29.
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Health officials warn of another measles exposure at LAX
Los Angeles County health officials warned Monday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.
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MMR Vaccine-eligible Children Traveling Abroad Fail to Get Vaccinated
While most US infant and preschool-aged international travelers are eligible for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination prior to departure, almost 60 percent of eligible young travelers were not vaccinated during pretravel consultation, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.
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WHO: Global Measles Cases Continue to Rise
The World Health Organization estimates that 110,000 people worldwide — primarily children — have died of measles since 2017.
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Infection Amnesia: Measles ‘Destroys Immune System Memory’
Getting measles is even more dangerous than doctors had realized, because it destroys immunity...
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‘Alarming Upsurge’ in Measles Has Devastating Impact, WHO Warns
Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits...
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Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposure at Philadelphia International Airport
The Pennsylvania Department of Health warned the public on Friday that anyone who visited the...
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The US Is Officially Free of Measles—for Now
Despite two new cases of measles being reported late last week in New York, federal and state...
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Potential Measles Exposure at LAX
According to the LA Times, a passenger traveling through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) potentially exposed other travelers to measles.
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Yale Center Beijing Speaker Reviews Threat of Emerging Infectious Diseases
The ways our changing physical and social environment have shaped the emergence of infectious...
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Unvaccinated Children Are Now Barred From Going To School In New York — And Their Anti-Vax Parents Are Really Mad
This summer, amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, New York passed a law that says children...
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California’s Governor Signed a Pro-vaccine Bill Into Law This Week. Then the Protests Got Weird.
Anti-vaccine activists in California heatedly protested new limits on medical exemptions to...
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