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"It will cost lives": Trump says he'll talk with RFK Jr. about discouraging childhood vaccines
1 week, 5 days ago

"It will cost lives": Trump says he'll talk with RFK Jr. about discouraging childhood vaccines

Salon  

In an interview with TIME Magazine published Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump said that he would discuss ending child vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist he has nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. His administration would get rid of some vaccinations if "I think it's dangerous, if I think they are not beneficial," …

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Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world
1 month, 1 week 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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Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down : Consider This from NPR
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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More parents are delaying their kids’ vaccines, and it’s alarming pediatricians
9 months, 1 week ago

More parents are delaying their kids’ vaccines, and it’s alarming pediatricians

LA Times  

Karla Benzl of Mission Viejo holds her 15-month-old son, Marcus, as medical assistant Shellee Rayl gives him his vaccinations at Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates in Ladera Ranch on Feb. 28. “Especially early on, when a parent is already feeling really vulnerable and doesn’t want to give something to their beautiful baby who was just born if they don’t need …

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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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US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever
1 year, 1 month ago

US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Even though more kids were given exemptions, the national vaccination rate held steady: 93% of kindergartners got their required shots for the 2022-2023 school year, the same as the year before, the Centers for Disease …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all
2 years ago

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all

Deccan Chronicle  

There has been an emergence of measles cases in many states in India. The measles vaccine was first developed in 1963, but soon became part of immunisation programmes and measles cases and mortality had come down drastically. A global report released in October 2022 has estimated that in 2021, an estimated 40 million children worldwide did not receive either both …

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Maharashtra Measles Outbreak: Cases Top 724, Over 300 Infections in Mumbai; Centre Issues Vaccination Guidelines
2 years ago

Maharashtra Measles Outbreak: Cases Top 724, Over 300 Infections in Mumbai; Centre Issues Vaccination Guidelines

News 18  

Maharashtra is facing a measles outbreak with the capital city Mumbai being the worst affected. State surveillance officer Dr Pradip Awate told TOI, “There are new hotspots in Pune, Nanded, Auranagabad, Buldhana now.” According to a government press release, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is regularly reviewing the situation. Amid the upsurge across several states, the Centre on Wednesday told all …

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Measles Outbreak: Mumbai's Toll Reaches 12; Centre Issues Advisory, Rushes Teams to 3 States
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Outbreak: Mumbai's Toll Reaches 12; Centre Issues Advisory, Rushes Teams to 3 States

News 18  

Sounding an alarm over measles outbreak, Centre has rushed teams to Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram to investigate and assist in management of rising trend of cases and also asked states to consider administering one additional dose of Measles and Rubella vaccines to all children, aged 9 months to 5 years, in vulnerable areas. “It is also clear that in all …

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Administer One Additional Dose of Measles, Rubella Vaccines to Children in Vulnerable Areas: Centre to States
2 years, 1 month ago

Administer One Additional Dose of Measles, Rubella Vaccines to Children in Vulnerable Areas: Centre to States

News 18  

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering one additional dose of Measles and Rubella vaccines to all children, aged 9 months to 5 years, in vulnerable areas. "It is also clear that in all such geographies, the affected children were predominantly unvaccinated and the average coverage of Measles and Rubella …

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Six-month-old baby dies of measles in Mumbai
2 years, 1 month ago

Six-month-old baby dies of measles in Mumbai

The Hindu  

A six-month-old child, admitted to a civic hospital in Mumbai on November 13, died of measles on Thursday. Sakina Usman Ansari from Thane’s Bhiwandi district was admitted to the Kasturba Hospital on November 13 and died on Thursday due to septic shoch with measles with bronchopneumonia, officials said. A press release by the civic body states, “The number of suspected …

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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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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 …

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Measles in Minnesota: Child hospitalized and second isolating at home
2 years, 6 months ago

Measles in Minnesota: Child hospitalized and second isolating at home

Daily Mail  

Measles has been spotted in two children in Minnesota including one whose illness was so severe it led to them being hospitalized, local health officials say. The youngsters — both under five years old — started displaying symptoms of the disease shortly after returning from an unnamed nation where 'measles is common'. The youngsters — both less than five years …

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Op-Ed: Vaccine disruptions and mistrust are ramping up measles risk
2 years, 6 months ago

Op-Ed: Vaccine disruptions and mistrust are ramping up measles risk

LA Times  

Signs advertising measles vaccines and information are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., in 2019 as a measles outbreak persisted in the area. The World Health Organization has already warned this year of a “perfect storm” for measles outbreaks worldwide and recorded nearly twice as many global cases in the first two months of 2022 than …

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