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A new generation of ‘hesitant vaxxers’ is alarming pediatricians
9 months, 4 weeks ago

A new generation of ‘hesitant vaxxers’ is alarming pediatricians

LA Times  

It’s Wednesday, March 13. A new pool of children may be vulnerable to diseases like measles I spoke with pediatricians across the state who told me that more and more parents of babies and toddlers are requesting delays to the CDC’s recommended schedule of vaccines, including MMR — sometimes by a few months and sometimes by several years. At Children’s …

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WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera

Firstpost  

Many countries have successfully evacuated their citizens from war-torn Sudan after several attacks on diplomats, including the killing of an Egyptian attache shot on his way to work. Some countries are also extracting their private citizens The World Health Organisation has warned of the “high risk of biological hazard” in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after one of the warring parties seized …

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Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees
3 years, 3 months ago

Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Six people who recently traveled to the United States after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan have been diagnosed with measles, officials said Tuesday. The cases in Virginia and Wisconsin are being reported four days after the U.S. halted in-bound flights of Afghan evacuees following the discovery of a few cases of measles among new arrivals. Health officials …

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Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights
3 years, 4 months ago

Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights

News 18  

Flights bringing Afghan refugees to the United States have been suspended after four cases of measles were detected among recent arrivals, the White House said Friday. She said vaccines against major diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella are being administered in military bases that receive Afghan refugees in the US, and that the administration is considering vaccinating those who …

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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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