Measles deaths plummet but infections surge worldwide
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new ...
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Global measles vaccinations are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels
A new report suggests that the number of children vaccinated against measles globally — which declined during the Covid-19 pandemic — ...
Texas measles outbreak may have spurred parents to vaccinate infants before CDC responded
Early uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine rose rapidly in Texas infants after the start of the ...
With 42 news measles cases, US total tops 1,700
Photo: Sabin Vaccine Institute Eight suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever of unidentified cause in Ethiopia have prompted the World ...
US hot spots see more measles cases
Over the weekend Utah and South Carolina, the current hot spots of measles activity in the United States, saw case ...
Measles outbreak in Utah, Arizona grows to over 130 cases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A measles outbreak in parts of Utah and Arizona not far from Las Vegas has grown ...
Support for measles vaccination drops amid growing confusion about the disease, US poll shows
Support among US adults for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has dropped from 90% to 82% in just ...
NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak—what happened in 2019 should be a warning
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The recent confirmation of new measles cases unconnected to international travel suggests the highly contagious disease ...
Minnesota records new measles case in unvaccinated child
CDC / K.L. Herrmann Vaccination against herpes zoster (shingles) may reduce the risk of heart disease, dementia, and death in ...
Two more measles cases confirmed in Minnesota
Two more unvaccinated Minnesota children have measles infections, raising the state's total to 20, according to updates over the weekend. Fifteen ...
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