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The national measles outbreak has mostly spared Pennsylvania so far. Here's what you need to know about the disease, how it spreads, and vaccination rates.
Measles is making a troubling comeback in the U.S., driven by declining vaccination rates and rising vaccine hesitancy.
Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...
U.S. measles cases in six states now exceed 700, and two children and an adult have died. A look at the situation in each ...
The measles outbreak in west Texas didn’t happen just by chance. The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U ...
The stagnant immunization grant funding in Texas has made it harder for local health departments to keep their programs going ...
To stop the spread of an infectious disease like measles, you don’t have to vaccinate everyone. But you do have to vaccinate many. Just how many? To let you discover for yourself, we simulated an ...
U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, capping a week in which Indiana joined five other states with active outbreaks, ...
The U.S. has recorded the highest number of measles cases since 2019, according to new Centers for Disease Control and ...
Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered ...
Wake County Public Health is urging families to make sure everyone -- young and old -- has been vaccinated to protect against ...