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Texas says measles cases rise to 597 since late January
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, reported 597 measles cases in the state since late January, an ...
Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis
Canada has reported more than 730 cases this year, making this one of the worst measles outbreaks in the country since it ...
RFK Jr. claims 'leaky' measles vaccine wanes over time. Scientists say he's wrong.
RFK Jr. claims the measles vaccine effectiveness wanes at a rate of nearly 5% a year, an assertion medical experts dispute.
Life Before the Measles Vaccine
Before the vaccine, the virus spread in a world very different from today’s.
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...
Has anyone vaccinated against measles ever died from the virus? What to know after 3rd death
Measles infections after vaccination are rare, and there are no documented cases of healthy, fully vaccinated people dying ...
Long-term measles health risks include immune amnesia, brain swelling and hearing loss
Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in the 1960s, there were an estimated 400 to 500 deaths in the U.S. each year ...
Fact check: How long does protection from a measles vaccine last?
Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...
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Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths
After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed ...
Person with measles was at Sea-Tac Airport, Tukwila hotel
Public Health said Tuesday that the person, a resident of Canada, traveled through the Seattle area on April 6 and 7. They ...