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"Measles is preventable with two doses of a vaccine, which is proven to be very safe and effective. To stop these outbreaks, ...
The start of the school year in the United States poses new threats for the spread of measles amid a record-breaking year for ...
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now.
Measles cases are at their highest numbers in decades amid declining vaccinations, persistent disparities and vaccine ...
A large outbreak in Chihuahua state has 433 cases as of April 18, according to data from the state health ministry. Here’s what else you need to know about measles in the U.S.
Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.
The first measles vaccine, a single-dose vaccine, was introduced in the U.S. in 1963. In the decade prior, there were three to four million cases annually, which led to 48,000 hospitalizations and ...
Health officials have given few details about the Oconto County measles cases. They have not disclosed ages, vaccination ...
Pierre - It's been four weeks since our last positive measles case, and South Dakota has done remarkably well in protecting its citizens from the kinds of outbreaks that have hit other states much ...
A measles outbreak in New York City started on September 30, 2018, and has caused more than 600 confirmed cases of measles. An outbreak in nearby Rockland County, New York, started the next day ...
Health officials in Colorado say the state’s measles outbreak is over, and the U.S. added just 10 confirmed cases nationally in the last week. Wednesday’s national case count stood at 1,319 ...