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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
1 month, 4 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 …

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WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023
1 month, 4 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 …

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Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump
2 months ago

Doctors fear disease outbreaks if RFK Jr has federal health oversight under Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican president-elect said he wants to “let …

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U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising
3 months, 1 week ago

U.S. School Vaccination Rates Fall As Exemptions Keep Rising

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Tuesday. The rates help explain a worrisome creep in cases of whooping cough, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, said Dr. Raynard Washington, chair of the Big Cities Health Coalition, which …

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Traveler infected with measles flew into LAX, visited Orange County
5 months, 1 week ago

Traveler infected with measles flew into LAX, visited Orange County

LA Times  

An image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle. A traveler infected with measles flew from London to Los Angeles International Airport before traveling to Orange County this month, potentially exposing the public to the highly infectious disease, health officials said Wednesday. The person arrived at the Tom Bradley …

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L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations
8 months, 4 weeks ago

L.A. public health officials issue measles exposure warning for Universal Studios, other locations

LA Times  

A traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in Los Angeles County on March 30-April 1. Los Angeles County health officials issued an exposure warning Saturday after a traveler with measles visited Universal Studios and several other locations in the county between March 30 and April 1. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in …

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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 …

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Measles cases are sweeping the nation. Even a few cases can be an extreme drain on the public
9 months, 4 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 …

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L.A. County has its first measles case since 2020: What to do if you’re exposed
11 months, 1 week ago

L.A. County has its first measles case since 2020: What to do if you’re exposed

LA Times  

The best way to prevent measles infection is by getting the MMR vaccine, which covers measles, mumps and rubella, experts say. A recently arrived traveler at Los Angeles International Airport is the source of the first case of measles in L.A. County since 2020. L.A. public health officials are notifying Turkish Airlines passengers who sat close to this flier about …

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Reports claiming 11 lakh children missed first measles vaccine in 2022 'inaccurate': Health Ministry
1 year, 1 month ago

Reports claiming 11 lakh children missed first measles vaccine in 2022 'inaccurate': Health Ministry

The Hindu  

Media reports claiming that an estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022 are "ill-informed and inaccurate," the Union Ministry of Health Family Welfare said on November 18. There have been some media reports alleging that an estimated 11 lakh children in India missed their first measles vaccine dose in 2022, according to a …

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Kentucky officials fear measles outbreak at spiritual revival
1 year, 10 months ago

Kentucky officials fear measles outbreak at spiritual revival

Raw Story  

Kentucky health officials have warned people who attended a large "spiritual revival" to be on the lookout for any measles symptoms after an unvaccinated participant came down with the disease. “Anyone who attended the revival" at Asbury University in the town of Wilmore on Feb. 18 "may have been exposed to measles,” Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department …

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Routine vaccine uptake among kindergarteners falls to 10-year low
1 year, 11 months ago

Routine vaccine uptake among kindergarteners falls to 10-year low

Daily Mail  

Vaccine uptake among kindergarteners has dropped to a 10-year low due to pandemic restrictions and a growing anti-vaxx movement sweeping the US. CDC data for the 2021-2022 school year shows a 10 year low of MMR vaccination rates among kindergarteners. Vaccination rate varies by state - with Alaska, Wisconsin, DC and Ohio revealed as those with the lowest percentage of …

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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 …

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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 …

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Afghan flights into US paused because of four measles cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan flights into US paused because of four measles cases

Al Jazeera  

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki says suspension came at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday the suspension of flights came at the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “out of an abundance of caution”. National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said two additional US citizens and …

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Vaccine exemption rates among US kindergartners continue to climb, CDC says
5 years, 2 months ago

Vaccine exemption rates among US kindergartners continue to climb, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — There has been a small increase in vaccine exemption rates among kindergarteners in the United States, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Measles outbreaks affecting school-age children across multiple states during the 2018-19 school year underscore the importance of both school vaccination requirements for preventing disease spread and school coverage …

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CDC anticipates US will maintain its measles elimination status
5 years, 3 months ago

CDC anticipates US will maintain its measles elimination status

CNN  

CNN — With the end of the New York state measles outbreak, “the United States anticipates maintaining its measles elimination status,” a statement from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. There are no longer any active measles cases in New York state associated with the outbreak that began in October 2018, the New York State …

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America's measles outbreak just got worse — and it has spread to Idaho and Virginia
5 years, 7 months ago

America's measles outbreak just got worse — and it has spread to Idaho and Virginia

Salon  

The American measles outbreak of 2019 has now spread to the states of Idaho and Virginia and clocked 1,022 confirmed cases, raising additional concerns about the potential public health risks posed by the anti-vaccination movement. These includes newly-reported cases in Idaho, a state in the Rocky Mountains region of the western U.S., and Virginia, an east coast state much closer …

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Fighting measles, and related misinformation
5 years, 7 months ago

Fighting measles, and related misinformation

The Hindu  

“Measles” is a word you see with increasing frequency in news headlines in America. Since an unvaccinated child brought back measles from Israel last October, some 215 cases have been reported in Rockland County, New York State, and 423 cases have been reported in New York City’s Brooklyn and Queens boroughs. The issue goes beyond religion — resistance to vaccination …

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Measles cases flare beyond 700 and anti-vaxxers — the apex helicopter parent — are to blame
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles cases flare beyond 700 and anti-vaxxers — the apex helicopter parent — are to blame

Salon  

Leaving Kabul, Afghanistan for the border with Pakistan was like traveling back in time from the 21st to the 5th century. Contrast what’s going on halfway around the world to this country, where this week the Center for Disease Control announced that the measles outbreak had exceeded 700 cases for the first time. “Sixty-six people have been hospitalized, a third …

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U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus
5 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus

NPR  

Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles "eliminated" from the United States. "When we see large measles outbreaks in countries that are common destinations for U.S. travelers, like we're seeing this year," Goodson says, …

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