As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities
As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in ...
Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he has not explicitly ...
Measles vaccines given long ago could be less effective now, doctors say
For those who were vaccinated for measles many decades ago, there’s a chance the protection has worn off by now. Here's how ...
Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next
The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with ...
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We ended measles once. Now a child has died needlessly from a preventable disease. | Opinion
Devastated because an otherwise healthy child succumbed to an illness that one of our safest and most effective vaccines can prevent. And infuriated because the path from the elimination of ...
Vintage photos show life before the measles vaccine
Before the measles vaccine, there were over 30 million cases of the disease worldwide each year.
Do You Need a Measles Booster?
Vaccines are the most effective tools to combat measles. Breakthrough cases — infections among the vaccinated — are extremely ...
Measles death of unvaccinated child in Texas outbreak is 1st fatality in US in a decade
An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.