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A Record 40 Million Kids Worldwide Have Missed a Measles Vaccine Dose
Millions of children were now susceptible to measles, among the world’s most contagious diseases, according to a new report.
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CDC: Routine Immunization Rates for Kindergartners Drop Across US Due to COVID Disruptions
The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.
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Covid Will Always Be an Epidemic Virus — Not an Endemic One, Scientist Warns
Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.
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Covid Vaccine Skepticism May Be Fueling ‘Worrisome' Rise in Wider Anti-Vax Sentiment, Doctors Say
Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be “creeping into” sentiment toward other vaccines.
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Penn Badgley Weighs in on Fox News Blunder About His Netflix Show ‘You'
Penn Badgley isn’t that impressed by the acting skills of a Fox News commentator who wanted to talk about the measles storyline on “You.”
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Afghanistan Evacuation Flights Into US Paused After Diagnosed Measles Cases
The Biden administration has temporarily halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees after four people who recently arrived in the United States tested positive for the measles.
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U.S. Pauses Inbound Flights With Afghan Evacuees After 4 Cases of Measles Detected
The Afghans diagnosed with measles are in quarantine, and the CDC has begun contact-tracing steps, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
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Fairfield County Child Contracts Measles: DPH
The CT Department of Public Health announced Friday that a case of measles has been reported in a child in Fairfield County. The child was not yet vaccinated against measles and they were infected while traveling internationally, DPH officials said. Officials warn that measles is a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly among people who are unvaccinated. However, DPH…
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CDC Warns of Possible Measles Outbreak as Vaccinations for Children Fall
Routine vaccinations for young children in the United States fell during the first half of this year as more Americans skipped routine doctor visits and stayed home due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC warned that measles outbreaks could result from fewer vaccinations. The CDC analyzed…
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Scrutiny of Vaccine Exemptions Banishes Some From Schools
New York this year became the fifth state to require all students except those with valid medical reasons to be fully vaccinated, when lawmakers eliminated exemptions on religious grounds. But Carl and Kerri Schwartz say they have good medical reason for not vaccinating their disabled 11-year-old son.
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Measles Outbreak That Sickened 312 in Rockland Declared Over
Officials have announced an end to the measles outbreak that infected 312 people since last October in Rockland County in New York City’s northern suburbs.
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NYC Health Officials Say Measles Outbreak Has Ended
A measles outbreak concentrated in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York City is over, meaning an emergency order mandating vaccines will be lifted, health officials said Tuesday.
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Clock is Ticking on NY Deadline for Student Vaccinations
When New York lawmakers revoked a religious exemption for mandatory school vaccinations, the change sent thousands of the state’s parents scrambling to get their kids shots — or get them out of the classroom entirely.
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Teen With Measles May Have Exposed Disneyland and Universal Studios Visitors
A teenage girl with measles visited Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Universal Studios theme parks this month and may have exposed other park-goers to the disease, Orange and Los Angeles County health officials said Friday.
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Order Sought to Let Unvaccinated NY Students Attend School
New York students who haven’t been vaccinated against measles and other diseases are waiting to hear if they can go back to school.
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Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposure at New Jersey Health Center
Officials in New Jersey are warning of a possible measles exposure at a Lakewood health center.
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Show of Hands on Immigrant Health Care Belies a Thorny Issue
In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don’t have legal permission to be in the United States. But turning that debate-night moment into reality would mean reversing longstanding federal policies that have only gotten stricter. The idea is so new that independent experts say they...
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California Governor, Lawmaker Alter Proposed Vaccine Rules
California public health officials would have oversight of doctors and schools with high numbers of medical exemptions for vaccinations under a legislative compromise announced Tuesday.
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Summer Camp Is The Newest Front in Measles Outbreak Battle
Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the Orthodox Jewish communities that have been hit hardest by measles.
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New York Eliminates Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandates for Schoolkids Amid Measles Outbreak
New York eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren Thursday, as the nation’s worst measles outbreak in decades prompts states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out