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Coronavirus
fromJezebel
1 month agoHow a Measles Outbreak Begins, Featuring the State of Colorado
Measles cases in 2026 are surging at a pace exceeding 2025's record-high numbers, with outbreaks spreading across multiple states including a new outbreak in Colorado linked to regional transmission from Texas.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks agoAs the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
Coronavirus
fromWIRED
4 weeks agoThe South Carolina Measles Outbreak Is Slowing Down
South Carolina's measles outbreak, the largest in the US in 30 years, is slowing with approximately 10 weekly cases reported, down from 200 at its January peak, though the US risks losing its measles elimination status.
Coronavirus
fromJezebel
1 month agoHow a Measles Outbreak Begins, Featuring the State of Colorado
Measles cases in 2026 are surging at a pace exceeding 2025's record-high numbers, with outbreaks spreading across multiple states including a new outbreak in Colorado linked to regional transmission from Texas.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks agoAs the risk of measles grows, why are parents so divided on vaccines?
Measles outbreak in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has reached nearly 1,000 cases due to vaccination rates falling below the 95% threshold needed for community protection, threatening the U.S. elimination status achieved in 2000.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks agoI Remember a World Without Vaccines
I am open-minded; I believe in integrative practices, and I agree that the medical establishment can be arrogant and unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, which now funds so much of medical research. But I fully understand Scherer's frustration with his interminable discussions with Kennedy about scientific articles.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus
fromArs Technica
4 weeks agoWe study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming
Measles outbreaks impose substantial economic costs through containment, medical expenses, and productivity losses, while declining vaccination coverage threatens control of multiple infectious diseases.
Public health
fromFortune
2 weeks agoIt's not just vaccines. Parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns-even protection from severe bleeding and blindness | Fortune
Rising skepticism and anti-science sentiment are leading to increased refusals of vitamin K shots and other preventive care for newborns.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks agoThousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak
More than 4,500 young people have been vaccinated and over 10,000 treated with antibiotics in a huge drive to tackle a deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent, as health officials say it is too early to say if it has reached its peak.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months agoHere's what to know about the UK's new childhood vaccination schedule
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US politics
Public health
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoPediatricians urge Americans to stick with previous vaccine schedule, despite CDC's recent changes
The AAP and CDC now present different childhood vaccine schedules after federal changes reduced CDC recommendations from 17 to 11 diseases while AAP endorses 18.
Public health
fromNature
2 months agoWhat happens if fewer children get vaccinated? Japan holds lessons for US
Reducing US childhood vaccine recommendations risks higher infectious disease, increased vaccine hesitancy, legal challenges for clinicians, and uneven population protection, as seen in Japan.
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