Health Sep 19 How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more By Laura Santhanam
Health Apr 08 Watch 5:51 Man whose blood helped develop measles vaccine weighs in on recent outbreak A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year, the U.S. had no reported measles deaths in a decade. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former anti-vaccine advocate,… By Deema Zein, Maea Lenei Buhre, Tim McPhillips
Health Apr 08 Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases across 10 counties Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Health Apr 02 Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune With cases of measles on the rise, a medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels. By Daniel Pastula, The Conversation
Health Mar 08 Watch 4:52 What’s behind the growing measles outbreak and how the Trump administration is responding The growing measles outbreak in the U.S. Southwest claimed a second life this week. So far this year, more than 220 cases have been reported across 12 states, with the majority in Texas. John Yang speaks with infectious disease epidemiologist… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Feb 23 Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Here’s why misinformation about the vaccine persists today By Laura Santhanam Disrupted by the COVID pandemic and misinformation, measles vaccination among schoolchildren has declined dangerously, data show, resulting in a growing number of outbreaks. Continue reading
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
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
Mar 27 Citing measles emergency, this county just banned unvaccinated children from public places By Helen Branswell, STAT Schools, houses of worship, shopping malls — anywhere that people who are not related to one another congregate indoors — will be off limits for unvaccinated children in Rockland County, New York. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:51 Why you shouldn’t RSVP to a ‘measles party’ By PBS News Hour In California, a parent reportedly invited others to a “measles party” -- a way to intentionally expose unvaccinated children to the virus with the goal of building immunity. Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Continue watching