RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.
“Infected people are contagious from 4 days before the rash starts through 4 days afterward. The incubation period for measles, from exposure to fever, is usually about 7-10 days, and from exposure to ...
some of whom educate their children at home or at private schools without vaccine mandates. Public health reporter Fenit Nirappil traveled to the epicenter of the measles outbreak in West Texas ...
Older adults may lack protection from measles. Here's the scoop on your risk, how to test immunity and where to find ...
Another 138 had a “unknown” vaccine status and five patients had been vaccinated with at least one dose. The West Texas measles outbreak — the largest in the state in 30 years — has spread ...
When a Texas pastor learned his church’s school ranked last in the state for measles vaccination rates, he didn’t get upset.
Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are ...
Osceola County’s immunization rate is the lowest in Central Florida at 86.9 percent. Across the WESH 2 viewing area, nearly every county is below the statewide rate of 90.6 percent, with the ...