Health Sep 15 18-year-old dies in Pennsylvania's 4th measles-associated death By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Politics Aug 27 AP report: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then a prominent anti-vaccine activist, preempted the 2019 visit with a letter to the Samoan prime minister requesting to study the Pacific island nation’s measles, mumps and rubella vaccines after the deaths of two children who… By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Health Aug 14 Trump's vaccine order would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago Monday’s announcement by Trump calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Apr 11 Babies too young for MMR vaccine become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak and depend entirely on herd immunity. By Devi Shastri, Laura Ungar, Associated Press
Health Jan 28 South Carolina measles outbreak hits nearly 600 new cases in just over a month The outbreak centered in northwestern Spartanburg County is showing little sign of slowing down, with health officials saying Tuesday that 789 cases have been confirmed since September. By Devi Shastri, Associated Press
Sep 19 How RFK Jr.'s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more By Laura Santhanam The unpredictable meeting followed a full shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rid the expert advisory panel of what he claims are the pharmaceutical industry’s corporate interests. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 5:51 Man whose blood helped develop measles vaccine weighs in on recent outbreak By Deema Zein, Maea Lenei Buhre, Tim McPhillips 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,… Continue watching
Apr 08 Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases across 10 counties By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 02 Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune By Daniel Pastula, The Conversation 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. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:52 What's behind the growing measles outbreak and how the Trump administration is responding By John Yang, Kaisha Young 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… Continue watching