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The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

Measles cases this year have reached nearly 26% of last year's total cases, which totaled 2,255.

There is no cure for measles. Doctors can provide supportive care and try to manage the symptoms — reduce fever, prevent dehydration, treat secondary bacterial infections — until the disease has run ...

The AAP released its 2026 childhood immunization schedule, maintaining routine vaccine recommendations for several diseases despite revised CDC guidelines.

Federal officials in May 2023 declared an end to the national COVID pandemic. But more than 2 years later, a growing body of ...

Walter Dowdle, a renowned microbiologist, virologist, and public health leader who worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and WHO, and made significant contributions to ...

The AAP’s updated vaccine guidance marks a significant break in decades of collaboration with the CDC. Here’s what you need to know. The CDC now recommends hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningococcal ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, why the group is breaking with the CDC on vaccine recommendations for children.

The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its 2026 child and adolescent immunization schedule, which continues to ...

The leading group of pediatricians in the U.S. continues to recommend kids get shots to protect them from 18 diseases.