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Falling Vaccination Rates Brings Spikes in Measles Worldwide
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2024
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Waning vaccine coverage has fueled a 20% spike in measles cases worldwide, with 10.3 million people struck by the preventable illness in 2023, health officials reported Wednesday.
"Inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in cases," of what was once...
Record Rate of U.S. Kindergartners Failed to Get Recommended Vaccines
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2024
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In yet another sign that childhood vaccinations can't be taken for granted, new government data shows that a record number of kindergartners were exempted from the required shots during the last school year.
That leaves more than 125,000 new students without the protect...
Childhood Vaccines Have Saved 1 Million U.S. Lives Since 1994, CDC Says
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 9, 2024
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In findings that offer compelling evidence of the power of childhood vaccines, a new government report shows the routine shots have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among Americans born in the past...
U.S. Measles Cases Are Already Triple Those of Last Year
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 29, 2024
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With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report.
A total of 188 cases have been confirmed in 26 states and Washington, D.C., new <...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 14, 2024
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Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds.
A single measles jab is up...
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2024
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Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows.
That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak for measles infections, the U.S. Centers ...
Spike in Measles Cases Could Threaten Elimination Status in U.S.: CDC
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 12, 2024
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More than 100 measles cases have already been reported in the United States this year, a significant increase over previous years that threatens the country's attempts to eliminate the illness, federal health officials warned Thursday.
A total of 338 measles cases were...
CDC, AMA Issue Calls to Get Vaccinated Against Measles
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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Two of America's leading health organizations are highlighting a global rise in measles cases as yet another reason for families to make sure they get...
Measles Outbreaks Have CDC Tweaking Travel Guidelines
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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As millions of Americans prepare to travel abroad this summer and measles outbreaks increase worldwide, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tightened its guidance on how travelers should handle the potential health threat.
Americans planning to fly to...
Measles Cases Climb to 4 at Chicago Migrant Shelter Outbreak
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 12, 2024
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As the number of measles cases at a migrant shelter in Chicago climbed to four on Monday, a team from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has headed to that city to help contain the outbreak.
Vaccines Protect You & Your Kids From Measles: FDA
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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As new outbreaks of measles -- a once nearly eliminated illness in the United States -- continue to emerge, experts remind Americans that there's an easy way to stop infection: Get vaccinated.
"Measles spreads so easily that if one person has it, 90% of the people close ...
What Is Measles, and How Can I Shield Myself & My Family?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2024
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Once thought to be a bygone disease, measles is making a comeback in the United States and globally as folks shun a safe, surefire way to prevent it: The measles vaccine.
Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 23, 2024
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Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state's surgeon general has defied federal health guidance and told parents it's up to them whether they want to keep their unvaccinated child home to avoid infection.
WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwide
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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Measles cases around the globe have climbed 79%, with over 300,000 cases reported last year, World Health Organization officials said Tuesday.
The U.N. health agency said it did not yet have a tally for measles deaths in 2023, but it expects that number will also rise.
In Rare Cases, Measles Mutates in Brain and Kills
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 26, 2023
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Measles is incredibly contagious, and outbreaks are more common now as people decide against vaccinating their kids.
Now, a case involving a rare but fatal brain disease caused by the measles virus may make some rethink that decision.
The patient caught measles as ...
Measles Cases Surge Worldwide, Killing 136,000 Last Year
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2023
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Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.
Deaths from measles increased by 43% globally in 2022 compared to the year before, resulting from an 18% increase in measles cases, the World He...
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Declared Over After 85 Cases
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 6, 2023
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A central Ohio measles outbreak among children who were not fully vaccinated is now over, public health officials announced Saturday.
Columbus Health declared the outbreak finish...
Too Few Kids Are Getting Recommended Vaccines, CDC Warns
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2023
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Vaccinations among kindergarteners declined for the second year in a row, leaving hundreds of thousands of young children vulnerable to dangerous infectious diseases, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
About 93% of kindergarteners had their required vaccinations du...
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Kids, Most of Them Unvaccinated
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 30, 2022
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A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children.
Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials
More Than a Third of U.S. Parents Now Oppose Routine School Vaccinations
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 16, 2022
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The pandemic's focus on vaccines may have had a big downside: While kids have long been required to get certain shots to attend public school, a growing number of their parents now oppose these requirements, a new poll finds.
About 35% of parents now say childhood vaccin...
25 Million Kids Missed Routine Vaccinations Worldwide in 2021
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 15, 2022
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Roughly 25 million children around the world missed critical vaccinations during 2021, as the pandemic continued to disrupt routine medical care, a new report from the World Health Organization and U...
Childhood Vaccination Rates Slipped During Pandemic: CDC
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2022
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Many kindergartners fell behind on their childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, U.S. health officials warned Thursday.
The drop has not been precipitous: About 94% of kindergarteners had their required vaccines during the 2020-2021 school year, a drop of about one p...
WHO, CDC Warn of Measles Threat After 22 Million Infants Miss Shots During Pandemic
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- November 11, 2021
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The world faces an increased risk of a measles outbreak because 22 million infants did not get their measles shots last year due to the pandemic, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday.
They said that 3 million ...