Health officials prepare for measles spread as disinformation threatens already low vaccination rates
In efforts to prevent even broader spread, public health officials in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma are working around the ...
Measles vaccine rates among Philly-area kindergarteners drop below ‘community immunity’ threshold
Vaccination rates remain high, but just below a critical "community immunity" threshold of 95%. Measles vaccination rates ...
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RFK Jr. says the measles vaccine causes deaths ‘every year.’ Scientists disagree
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as America’s secretary of health and human services, neutral observers might have ...
RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Here's what science says.
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.
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Illinois school religious exemptions for measles vaccine up 90% over the past decade
Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin spoke with a religious studies professor ...
What You Actually Need to Know About Measles and the MMR Vaccine
While public health authorities in Texas and elsewhere are doing their best to contain the latest outbreaks, RFK Jr. is going ...
Fly safely amid measles outbreak with these important travel tips
As measles cases continue to spread around the U.S., WebMD chief medical officer Dr. John Whyte shares tips on how to protect yourself from the infection while traveling.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Downplays Measles Vaccine as Cases Surge
Dr. Paul Offit — director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia who recently spoke with HealthDay about COVID — said that if vaccine-induced immunity waned ...
Florida vaccine skeptic out as proposed CDC director amid measles outbreak
Dave Weldon was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing on Thursday, but the White House scrapped the nomination of the ...
False Measles Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Won't Stop: Here's Everything You Need to Know
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best tool to stop the current outbreak. So why do all those false conspiracy ...
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases ...