US measles outlook is so bad health experts call for updating vaccine guidance
With measles declared eliminated from the US in 2000 and national herd immunity strong, health…
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Texas measles outbreak spills into third state as cases reach 258
Texas and New Mexico Meanwhile, the Texas health department on Tuesday provided an outbreak update,…
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Measles outbreak hits 208 cases as federal response goes off the rails
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that stays in the body. Taking too much over…
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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing
Cook, along with Lubbock's director of public health, Katherine Wells, said they see no end…
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak
Ongoing outbreak The current outbreak in Texas also involves a close-knit religious community—Mennonites—that has largely…
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Texas measles outbreak reaches 90 cases; 9 cases in New Mexico
Other affected counties in Texas include Dawson (6 cases); Ector (1); Lubbock (1); Lynn (1);…
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Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again
A measles outbreak in an area of Texas with abysmal vaccination rates continues to mushroom,…
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Nine unvaccinated people hospitalized as Texas measles outbreak doubles
In an interview with Ars Technica last week, Zach Holbrooks, the executive director of the…
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Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties
Still, the county-wide number obscures pockets of yet lower vaccination rates. That includes the independent…
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Dead babies, critically ill kids: Pediatricians make moving plea for vaccines
As federal lawmakers prepare to decide whether anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be…