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Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
Duaa Eldeib and Patricia Callahan, and photography by Sarahbeth Maney ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates ...
RFK Jr.’s long, complicated history with the measles vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine ...
Amid measles outbreak, Trump pulls funding for vaccines
The Trump administration clawed back $12 billion in grants for state and local health departments, leading to vaccine clinic ...
Trump cuts KC vaccine funding as measles spreads in Kansas. ‘No rational reason’
The Trump administration canceled federal grants that were funding vaccine education and awareness efforts in the Kansas City ...
Takeaways from AP's report on how flat funding set stage for Texas measles outbreak, might fuel more
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...
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Should the Berkshires be worried about a measles outbreak? Here's a look at vaccination rates in local schools
Local public health officials said overall measles vaccination rates in the Berkshires are high enough to keep children ...
How telling personal stories of measles infections can increase vaccination rates
Northeastern University public health experts were relieved to see Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avowed vaccine ...
US measles cases have topped 700 cases in six states: All you need to know
U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five other states with active outbreaks, ...
Measles vaccination rate may be even lower than estimated, leaving kids vulnerable amid outbreak
Measles is an extremely contagious airborne disease that ... The new Truveta report also highlights the divide between ...
Delivering Measles Vaccines On Horseback In Kyrgyzstan
Declining vaccination rates are leaving communities vulnerable to the spread of debilitating, preventable diseases like ...
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Measles vaccination rates below immunity threshold in some Illinois schools, state data shows
The World Health Organization considers a 95% vaccination rate the threshold for herd immunity. IDPH just this week released a new measles simulator dashboard for parents to check on school ...