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Measles outbreaks hit Michigan and Pennsylvania as well as six previously hit states

Fri, 2025-04-18 12:06 — mike kraft
Michigan and Pennsylvania join six other states with measles outbreaks. Here's what to know Michigan and Pennsylvania officials confirmed measles outbreaks this week. U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, and two children and an adult have died. New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas also have active measles outbreaks. AP News

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Disruption of measles vaccinations during COVID pandemic took its toll--study

Thu, 2025-04-17 12:08 — mike kraft
Survey of global measles activity shows COVID pandemic's effect Overall, the study paints a picture of steady global declines in measles activity since 1990, but suggests the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, with its disruptions to childhood immunization schedules, may mark the beginning of the end of measles progress for some nations. CIDRAP
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Misinformation issue -- The struggle in the Texas measles infections

Wed, 2025-04-16 10:04 — mike kraft
In the West Texas measles outbreak, a new battle emerges — misinforma… Vaccine critics have downplayed the role of measles in two Texas girls’ deaths, peddled unproven measles treatments and exaggerated the dangers of the vaccine. By Yuriko Schumacher, Pooja Salhotra and Terri Langford The Texas Tribune

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U.S. measles cases are likely underreported--CDC official

Wed, 2025-04-16 09:49 — mike kraft
CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas The leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest. NBC News

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U.S. measles cases linked to Texas continue to grow but real numbers may be higher

Tue, 2025-04-15 17:31 — mike kraft

 

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Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks

Tue, 2025-04-15 10:09 — mike kraft
Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States. In the article published ... Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Xpress
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U.S. Vaccine advisory committee begins meeting after two month delay

Tue, 2025-04-15 09:37 — mike kraft

US CDC advisers begin review of vaccine guidelines after months-long delay

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U.S.Health Secretary RFK Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety.

Mon, 2025-04-14 10:24 — mike kraft
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection 'wanes very quickly' Though he endorsed measles vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety. NBC News

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for people to get the measles vaccine while in the same breath falsely claiming it hasn’t been “safety tested” and its protection is short-lived.

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Budget cuts threatened measles spread in other states foillowing Texas outbreak

Mon, 2025-04-14 10:14 — mike kraft
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs. AP News

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Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same in other states

Mon, 2025-04-14 09:57 — mike kraft
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties in part because health departments were starved of the funding needed to run vaccine programs. AP News

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