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Letters to the Editor: Hooray for the government scientists and regulators protecting ordinary Americans
1 week, 6 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Hooray for the government scientists and regulators protecting ordinary Americans

LA Times  

Vials of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed. Health officials in Southern California recently warned of potential measles exposure at Los Angeles International Airport and a local hospital. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk for the H5N1 bird flu that has infected farmworkers, and the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska issued a rare …

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Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles case tracked to LAX, with possible exposures in Southern California

Salon  

Recent travelers through Southern California are being alerted to possible measles exposure, according to a Thursday report from Los Angeles' KTLA 5 news — and those exposed could be at risk of developing the illness. California health officials have traced the instance to a passenger on Norse Atlantic Airways flight Z0711, which arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal of …

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Traveler carries measles through LAX as cases rise around the U.S.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Traveler carries measles through LAX as cases rise around the U.S.

LA Times  

On May 19, a traveler sick with measles arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. A traveler carrying measles flew from Munich, Germany, through Los Angeles on the way to Fresno Yosemite International Airport this month, exposing thousands of California travelers to the highly infectious disease, health officials have confirmed. Officials from the L.A. County Department of Public …

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

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Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say
9 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say

LA Times  

As many as 300 people were exposed to a child who was confirmed to have measles at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department in Sacramento. As many as 300 people were exposed to the child, who was evaluated at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department and confirmed to have measles, according to health officials in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. …

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Editorial: A dangerous dip in confidence in vaccines puts kids at risk from preventable disease
1 year, 11 months 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 …

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