Health Sep 19 How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more By Laura Santhanam
Health Jul 09 The U.S. is having its worst year of measles cases in more than three decades The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the national case count surpassed 2019, when there were 1,274 cases for the year and the country almost lost its status of having eliminated the vaccine-preventable illness. That could happen this… By Devi Shastri, Associated Press
Health Feb 25 Watch 5:17 How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on… By John Yang, Laura Santhanam, Harry Zahn
Health Feb 23 Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today Disrupted by the COVID pandemic and misinformation, measles vaccination among schoolchildren has declined dangerously, data show, resulting in a growing number of outbreaks. By Laura Santhanam
Health Feb 13 Watch 7:39 How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to deadly measles resurgence As health care officials around the world struggle to respond to novel coronavirus, another deadly -- and far more contagious -- disease is on the rise, fueled in large part by insufficient immunization. In some countries, military conflict diminishes access… By Hari Sreenivasan, Courtney Norris
Jun 18 How bad is the measles comeback? Here’s 70 years of data By Nsikan Akpan, Vanessa Dennis PBS NewsHour breaks down the U.S. fall and rise of the measles in 3 charts. Continue reading
Jun 16 Summer camp is newest front in battle with measles outbreak By Michael Hill, Associated Press Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the Orthodox Jewish communities that have been hit hardest by measles. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. measles cases top 700 By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The updated national tally has already eclipsed the total for any full year since 1994, when 963 cases were reported. Continue reading
Apr 27 There’s a measles outbreak. Do you need another shot? By Nsikan Akpan If you had measles as a child, do you need another shot? What if you can’t remember if you were vaccinated? Your measles questions answered. Continue reading