When the US introduced the measles vaccine in 1963, we were experiencing hundreds of thousands of cases and about 500 deaths ...
In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government ...
The Health and Human Services Department is reviewing contracts and moving to replace vaccine advisers in Robert F. Kennedy ...
Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died.
The measles outbreak in Texas has sparked debate over the use of vitamin A, with some health experts warning it may not be ...
Measles outbreaks − including recent occurrences in New Mexico, Florida, Ohio and New York − happen all too often. It does not need to be this way.
Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who ...
A measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has killed a child and sickened more than 130 people, and public health ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said vaccination is a personal decision that can protect ...
The standard public health approach in a measles outbreak is a full-throated appeal for vaccinations. RFK Jr. is working from ...
Kennedy Jr. at campaign event in November 2023. [AP Photo/Meg Kinnard] The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas, which ...
Anyone who hasn't been immunized against the highly contagious virus should get a shot 'right away,' local pediatrician says.