WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A 'Collective Failure'
5 years, 1 month ago

WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A 'Collective Failure'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON, Dec 5 - Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. In figures described by its director general as “an outrage,” the WHO said most of last year’s measles deaths were in children under five years old who had not been vaccinated. “The fact that any child dies from a vaccine-preventable disease like measles is frankly an outrage and a collective failure to protect the world’s most vulnerable children,” said the WHO’s director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus. The United States has already reported its highest number of measles cases in 25 years in 2019, while four countries inEurope - Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and Britain – lost their WHO “measles-free” status in 2018 after suffering large outbreaks.

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How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch
1 month ago

How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

NPR  

How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases. Now, after backlash against public health interventions …

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

Raw Story  

House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer faced tough questions Friday on CNN about sick kids in his state that left him struggling to defend President-elect Donald Trump. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Emmer about Trump's selection of vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and put it in the context of …

CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CDC warns of measles surge and decline in vaccinations as Trump nominates vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr to head health

Daily Mail  

International health agencies are raising the alarm over a surge in measles and a decline in vaccination rates against the deadly - and preventable - virus. The new report found only 83 percent of people worldwide in 2023 got the measles vaccine - mostly unchanged from a record low in 2021. Only about 81 percent of people got the measles …

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cases of highly infectious and preventable measles surged across the globe by 20 percent last year

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cases of measles, a highly contagious viral infection, rose across the …

Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world

Firstpost  

According to a study, about 10 million people caught measles last year, a 20 per cent rise compared to 2022. According to a study, about 10 million people caught the world’s most infectious disease last year, a 20 per cent rise compared with 2022. According to health organisations, just 74 per cent of children globally received the necessary second dose …

Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO

India Today  

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organisation and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. "At this moment, every single country in the world has access to measles vaccine, so there's no reason why any child …

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

CNN  

CNN — Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Globally, about 83% of children got their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2023, and only 74% got their recommended second dose, the health organizations said. General …

WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023

Al Jazeera  

The disease killed 107,500 people in 2023, most of them under the age of five. Approximately 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20 percent increase compared with 2022, a new study estimates. “The measles vaccine is our best protection against the virus, and we must continue to invest in efforts to increase access.” Measles is one of the …

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But they added that the “slight waning” in MMR vaccine immunity is only apparent because …

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down : Consider This from NPR
4 months, 1 week ago

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. Fast forward to 2024, and measles cases are surging, especially in Oregon where the state is facing the worst outbreak since the early 1990s. This …

Measles outbreak kills at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria
8 months, 1 week ago

Measles outbreak kills at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

The deaths were recorded out of nearly 200 suspected measles cases in the state of Adamawa, official says. At least 42 people have died from a measles outbreak in a little more than a week in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, the state’s health commissioner says. Felix Tangwami said on Friday that the measles outbreak had mostly affected two local …

Daycare centres on measles alert as two clusters emerge in NL
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Daycare centres on measles alert as two clusters emerge in NL

Dutch News  

Government advisors are recommending that daycare centres refuse to accept the brothers and sisters of children who have measles in a bid to head off the threat of an epidemic. By April 17 there had been 64 reported cases of measles in the Netherlands, concentrated in two clusters, and officials are concerned there could be a serious spread without action. …

First case of measles found in Limburg; no connection to the outbreak in Noord-Brabant
9 months, 2 weeks ago

First case of measles found in Limburg; no connection to the outbreak in Noord-Brabant

NL Times  

A new case of measles has been identified in Zuid-Limburg. The GGD health service for the region has said that the person infected is a "Dutch native, unvaccinated, adult” with mild symptoms. In the southeast of Noord-Brabant, there have been more than two dozen confirmed measles cases in the last few weeks. Most people contracting measles have mild symptoms, but …

Increased interest in measles vaccination nationwide after Eindhoven outbreak
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Increased interest in measles vaccination nationwide after Eindhoven outbreak

NL Times  

GGDs throughout the Netherlands have been receiving more questions about the MMR vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella since the measles outbreak in the Eindhoven region, NOS reports after surveying nine of the 25 regional health services. The GGDs in Twente, Groningen, and Amsterdam said they receive “some more questions than typical.” Several GGDs report that parents often ask whether …

Opinion: How measles reemerged as a threat in California and elsewhere
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How measles reemerged as a threat in California and elsewhere

LA Times  

The measles virus is resurging in the U.S. despite the long-standing availability of a vaccine that provides nearly life-long immunity. In the past few weeks, hundreds of people were exposed to a child with the virus in a Northern California healthcare facility; our state is one of 17 jurisdictions with reported measles cases in 2024, higher than seen in recent …

Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know

BBC  

Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know Getty Images Measles cases are on the rise in many parts of the world, and experts say parents need to make sure their children are protected against the disease. "Certainly, we're on pace to have a significant jump in measles cases this year compared to more recent years," says Frank Esper, paediatric …

Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public

Salon  

This week, a team with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago to assist in the response to the measles outbreak. “Leaving pockets of unvaccinated children here in our own country, which once led the world in eliminating measles, seems to us in infectious diseases and public health a great tragedy — and great frustration, frankly.” Before …

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation

Salon  

Cases of measles are spreading in South Florida. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated students stay home from school for three weeks after exposure, Ladapo said that the state's Department of Health "is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.” According to CBS News, around 200 students at one elementary school …

Why is measles making a comeback in the UK?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is measles making a comeback in the UK?

Al Jazeera  

As Northern Ireland reports its first case of the disease in seven years, the rest of the UK has seen a surge over the past year. Outbreaks of measles have sprung up in parts of Britain in recent months amid concerns of what Dr Vanessa Saliba from the UK Health Security Agency, has called a “worryingly low MMR vaccine uptake …

Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Measles cases are surging across England - here’s where’s worst affected

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Clusters of measles have been detected across England amid “worryingly” low …

Health authorities urge overseas travellers to check vaccination status after measles outbreaks
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Health authorities urge overseas travellers to check vaccination status after measles outbreaks

ABC  

In short: Health authorities say three cases of measles on the Gold Coast have come from overseas. Two cases of measles were detected in NSW last month amid outbreaks overseas, which the World Health Organisation attributed to a "backsliding" in vaccination coverage. One injection not enough Gold Coast Public Heath Unit physician Vicki Slinko said the recent cases were mainly …

Measles cases are rising around the world, but how low is the risk of outbreak in Australia?
11 months, 1 week ago

Measles cases are rising around the world, but how low is the risk of outbreak in Australia?

ABC  

One of the most contagious diseases humans have known is experiencing a renaissance around the world. Key points: Cases of measles are rising around the world, with the WHO and UK authorities raising the alarm about outbreaks in Europe Australia remains quite well protected with a high vaccination rate, however the rate has declined in recent years Australians are being …

A national information campaign is urgently needed to protect children from measles
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A national information campaign is urgently needed to protect children from measles

The Independent  

So far, there have been no deaths reported in the latest flare-up of the illness, which was more or less eliminated in this country eight years ago. Unfortunately, pandemic-inspired vaccine scepticism has interacted with a specific problem, in that the usual MMR vaccine contains a pork derivative that is unacceptable to some Muslims. According to Dame Jenny, this is a …

National call for action as measles cases surge across UK
11 months, 2 weeks ago

National call for action as measles cases surge across UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “national call to action” has been made by the UK …

National incident declared as measles cases surge
11 months, 3 weeks ago

National incident declared as measles cases surge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health chiefs have declared a national incident over a surge …

Map reveals where measles cases are surging across the UK
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Map reveals where measles cases are surging across the UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Immediate action is needed across the country to ensure children are …

Measles outbreak in England, most cases in children: What UK health agency said
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles outbreak in England, most cases in children: What UK health agency said

Hindustan Times  

UK's public health agency warned that an outbreak of measles in England could spread to other towns and cities if action is not taken to boost vaccinations. The UK Health Security Agency declared a national incident- a signal for a growing public health risk- as it said that 216 confirmed cases and 103 probable cases in the West Midlands were …

Expert issues stark measles warning after outbreaks erupt in parts of England
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert issues stark measles warning after outbreaks erupt in parts of England

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health experts have warned “we must act now” as measles cases …

England's measles hotspots revealed in interactive map
11 months, 3 weeks ago

England's measles hotspots revealed in interactive map

Daily Mail  

Unvaccinated children in the West Midlands are being forced to isolate for up to three weeks amid the region's biggest measles outbreak since the 1990s. Birmingham Children's Hospital has In a letter to parents, Birmingham City Council warned that pupils who have not had the vaccine — given to children aged one, followed by a second dose at three years …

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.
1 year ago

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.

LA Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming for your family’s health. “There is no clearer sign of a breakdown in immunization coverage than an increase in cases of measles,” says Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia. When she quoted Kennedy as saying, “There is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective,” he responded, “I …

Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say
1 year, 1 month ago

Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say

The Independent  

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UK officials warn low measles immunization rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London
1 year, 5 months ago

UK officials warn low measles immunization rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease unless immunization coverage is quickly boosted. The Health Security Agency said that although the risk of an outbreak across the U.K. was low, the current …

Confirmed measles cases in Fresno County prompt renewed calls for vaccination
1 year, 6 months ago

Confirmed measles cases in Fresno County prompt renewed calls for vaccination

LA Times  

Fresno County health officials have confirmed two cases of measles in a single household and are urging the public to get current on their vaccines, especially before traveling to other places in the world. Two cases of measles have been reported in California’s Central Valley, prompting local officials to remind people to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious …

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations
1 year, 8 months ago

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

NPR  

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations Enlarge this image toggle caption Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images A new report released by UNICEF finds that 67 million children across the world missed out on either some or all routine vaccinations between 2019 and 2021, and 48 million children didn't receive a …

SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow
1 year, 9 months ago

SA records first measles case in three years, with more expected as global case numbers grow

ABC  

South Australia has recorded its first case of measles since 2019, with a three-year-old boy catching the infection overseas — where measles case numbers are on the rise. Key points: A three-year-old boy has tested positive to measles in South Australia More measles cases are expected after global immunisation levels dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic People born between 1966 and …

MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated
1 year, 10 months ago

MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated

News 18  

At least 47 cases of measles have been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore in the last one month and 83 per cent of the infected persons had not been vaccinated, an official said on Monday. The administration has received reports of 47 cases of measles in one month, and the affected persons range from a six-month-old baby to a 19-year-old …

Editorial: A dangerous dip in confidence in vaccines puts kids at risk from preventable disease
2 years ago

Editorial: A dangerous dip in confidence in vaccines puts kids at risk from preventable disease

LA Times  

We live in an age of advanced scientific knowledge that produces vaccines that can ward off diseases such as measles, rubella, mumps and polio. All states have laws requiring children to be vaccinated against certain diseases such as measles to attend public schools; however, medical exemptions are allowed in certain circumstances. So many kids are opting out of the measles …

Measles Surge: Country on Alert to Manage Post-Pandemic Crisis
2 years ago

Measles Surge: Country on Alert to Manage Post-Pandemic Crisis

News 18  

The recent spurt in measles cases has emerged as a subject of concern for India, which made remarkable progress in its elimination between 2017 and 2020. The country has adopted the National Strategic Plan for Achieving and Sustaining Measles and Rubella Elimination and has vaccinated over 324 million children between 2017 and 2020 through the MR vaccination campaign. And despite …

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few months, several States in India, notably Maharashtra and Kerala, have seen outbreaks of hundreds of cases of measles and several deaths of children. Last month, the World Health Organisation declared measles to be an “imminent threat …

Be Warned: Why measles is now a ‘global threat’
2 years, 1 month ago

Be Warned: Why measles is now a ‘global threat’

Firstpost  

The World Health Organization has declared measles an ‘imminent threat in every region of the world,’ owing to limited access to routine healthcare and lower immunisation uptake during the COVID pandemic. Nearly 40 million children missed at least one measles vaccine dose in 2021 One consequence of the pandemic was reduced access to routine healthcare and lower uptake of immunisations. …

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, Mumbai recorded five fresh measles cases and one suspected death, the city’s civic body had said in a bulletin earlier in the day. In Mumbai alone, ten deaths due to measles have been reported as of November 28 Mumbai: The tally of measles cases recorded in Maharashtra since the start of the year has reached 717 including 303 …

Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts
2 years, 1 month ago

Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts

The Hindu  

Fall in routine immunisation activities during the pandemic might have significantly contributed to the current outbreak of measles at Malappuram. Health officials said that close to one lakh children in the district had not received the first dose at nine months of age and that 1.16 lakh children had not received the second dose. Measles is historically a childhood disease …

Mumbai measles outbreak due to low vaccination coverage
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai measles outbreak due to low vaccination coverage

The Hindu  

One of the biggest fallouts of the pandemic globally has been the low routine immunisation coverage of children. The ongoing measles outbreak in Mumbai is a reflection of the lower immunisation coverage due to disruption in vaccination services and hesitancy by parents to get their children vaccinated. On why increased number of measles cases have been reported only from six …

Missed shots during Covid-19 behind surge in measles cases
2 years, 1 month ago

Missed shots during Covid-19 behind surge in measles cases

Hindustan Times  

Roughly 2.5 million infants who were supposed to be vaccinated for their first doses of the measles immunisation did not receive the shots last year, a number that explains why the country is recording a surge in the viral disease that is highly contagious and at times leads to fatalities. Missed shots during Covid-19 behind surge in measles cases According …

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year. The WHO and CDC said continued drops in vaccination, weak disease surveillance and delayed response plans due to …

Mumbai’s measles count rises by seven to touch 176; suspected deaths remain at 8
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai’s measles count rises by seven to touch 176; suspected deaths remain at 8

The Hindu  

The measles tally in Mumbai rose to 176 on Friday, up from 169 a day earlier, while the number of suspected deaths remained unchanged at eight, a civic official said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's bulletin issued here late evening said the suspected cases of measles stood at 2,860. The BMC bulletin confirmed the death of a 10-year-old girl from measles, …

As measles outbreak sickens more than a dozen children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC
2 years, 1 month ago

As measles outbreak sickens more than a dozen children in Ohio, local health officials seek help from CDC

CNN  

CNN — A growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio, has sickened more than a dozen unvaccinated children and hospitalized nine of them, and local public health officials are seeking assistance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC confirmed Thursday that it is aware of the cases and is “deploying a small team to Ohio to assist …

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert

News 18  

Mumbai is on alert yet again, this time against the highly contagious measles disease which is suspected to have killed three children within a span of 48 hours and infected over 80 people in a span of two months. Till October, the city recorded several cases of measles from the slum pockets in Dharavi, Govandi, Kurla, Mahim, Bandra and Matunga, …

Zimbabwe's measles outbreak: WHO triggers crisis response
2 years, 3 months ago

Zimbabwe's measles outbreak: WHO triggers crisis response

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization has activated its emergency response strategy in Zimbabwe to deal with the latest measles outbreak in the Southern African nation. Dr. Fiona Braka, who heads WHO emergency operations in Africa, told reporters at a Sept. 8 online briefing that "the case fatality is relatively higher when compared to other recent outbreaks" across the continent. WHO's response …

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
2 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country’s health ministry has said. The southern African country’s health ministry announced at the weekend that 698 children have died from measles since the outbreak started in April. He urged the government to “consider enacting legislation that makes vaccination against killer …

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