Category: Measles
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?
Harvard Health Seven things to know about the recent measles outbreaks. Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the US, widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine […]
Jun 4, 2025
Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater
Time Magazine Measles cases in the U.S. have been rare in recent decades, thanks to a strong childhood vaccination program. But a few cases inevitably pop up each year as travelers bring the virus in from other countries and infect unvaccinated people, primarily children. Those cases are no longer blips. Now that the measles vaccination rate […]
Jun 4, 2025
How measles tore through a remote West Texas city
NBC News SEMINOLE, Texas — On a Saturday in mid-March, Dr. Ben Edwards put on his scrubs and drove to a sheet metal building in this tiny West Texas city to treat children with measles. Red spots mottled his face; Edwards was sick with measles, too. An outbreak of the disease was swelling in Gaines […]
Jun 4, 2025
Measles can be a risk during air travel. Here’s how to stay safe.
Washington Post At least 62 people with measles have traveled on planes this year, and one person became infected. But being fully vaccinated can help protect you. People with measles, a highly contagious disease, are traveling on airplanes, raising concerns about the spread of the respiratory virus as global cases rise and summer travel season gets underway […]
Jun 3, 2025
Two more Colorado measles infections connected to out-of-state traveler
CBS News The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said two more cases of measles have been confirmed in connection with an out-of-state traveler who went through Denver International Airport in May. Officials said the latest cases are two unvaccinated adults who reside in El Paso County. Officials said the adults are not related to each […]
Jun 3, 2025
Measles vaccination rates in children have declined in most U.S. counties, study finds
CBS News Amid a widespread decline in childhood measles vaccination rates since before the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States, a study published Monday found that coverage can vary substantially within a state. Looking at county-level data in 33 states, researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination rate decreased from 93.92% in […]
Jun 3, 2025
Nebraska has first confirmed measles case this year
Nebraska Public Media Nebraska health officials have confirmed the state’s first measles case in almost a decade. The case was reported to the Panhandle Public Health District, which covers 12 counties in the western region of the state, as well as the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. PPHD Health Director Jessica Davies said […]
May 28, 2025
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier
AP Texas this year has been the center of the nation’s largest measles outbreak in more than two decades, as a mostly eradicated disease has sickened more than 700 in the state, sent dozens to hospitals and led to the death of two children who were unvaccinated. But even as the outbreak slows, a bill approved by state lawmakers […]
May 28, 2025
Measles Case Count Climbs Slightly to 1,046 Cases, While Indiana’s Outbreak Ends
MedPageToday The U.S. saw a small increase in measles casesopens in a new tab or window last week, an indicator that outbreaks are slowing down, though exposures at a busy airport in Colorado and a Shakira concert in New Jersey are keeping public health experts on their toes The CDC said Friday that there are 1,046 confirmed measles […]
May 27, 2025
Person may have spread measles at Shakira’s New Jersey concert, health officials warn
USA Today A person who attended a Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium was infected with measles and may have spread the highly contagious virus at the event, New Jersey health officials said. The person, who lives out of state, attended the concert in East Rutherford on May 15 while infectious, according to a statement released by the New […]
May 21, 2025