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The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever ...
As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to ...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the ...
Kennedy has issued tepid statements endorsing MMR vaccination, but all come muddled by his continued claims that the vaccine is ineffective or dangerous and that measles itself is no big deal.
It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared ...
Researchers modeled changes in vaccination rates A decrease in current rates could lead to millions of cases Measles was previously considered eradicated in the US A new study warns that the U.S ...
Parents who believe, or lean toward believing, false claims about the measles vaccine say they delayed or skipped some vaccines for their children.
Texas' measles outbreak has brought renewed attention to the state's politically chared vaccine debate. Here's how elected officials are responding.
Under currents vaccination rates, the study authors warn of a possible return to endemicity for measles.
Nearly one-third of parents mistakenly believe vitamin A can prevent the disease. And Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to believe the vaccine is worse than the illness.
Republicans are three times as likely as Democrats to believe the false claim that measles vaccines contribute to autism and far more likely to believe the vaccine is worse than the disease.