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Childhood Vaccines Have Saved 1 Million U.S. Lives Since 1994, CDC Says
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – 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...
U.S. Measles Cases Are Already Triple Those of Last Year
MONDAY, July 25, 2024 – 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...
High Predictability for Measles Antibody Dynamics Discernible From Birth
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – At the individual level, there is high predictability for measles antibody dynamics from birth, according to a study published online May 13 in Nature Microbiology. Wei Wang,...
Why C-Section Babies Need 2 Doses of Measles Vaccine
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – 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 to 2.6 times more likely to...
Painless Skin Patch Could Deliver Vaccines to Kids
TUESDAY, April 30, 2024 – Kids who don’t like vaccination shots might soon have an alternative in a painless skin patch, researchers say. More than 90% of 190 Gambian infants were protected from m...
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 125, Surpassing Recent Peak in 2022
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 – 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...
CDC: Number of Reported U.S. Measles Cases Increased in First Quarter of 2024
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – U.S. measles elimination status was maintained as of the end of 2023, but there was an increase in the number of measles cases reported in the first quarter of 2024,...
Spike in Measles Cases Could Threaten Elimination Status in U.S.: CDC
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – 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...
CDC, AMA Urge Americans to Make Sure They Are Vaccinated Against Measles
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – As measles cases rise globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association each issued advisories on Monday stressing the need...
CDC, AMA Issue Calls to Get Vaccinated Against Measles
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 – 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 the measles vaccine....
Measles Outbreaks Have CDC Tweaking Travel Guidelines
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – 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...
Chicago Migrant Shelter Reports Measles Outbreak
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a team to Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles that has sickened four. The Chicago Department of...
Measles Cases Climb to 4 at Chicago Migrant Shelter Outbreak
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 – 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...
Measles Cases Climb to 4 at Chicago Migrant Shelter Outbreak
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 – 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...
Vaccines Protect You & Your Kids From Measles: FDA
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – 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...