Measles

Republican Congressman, a doctor, calls vaccine access for children and elderly "criticaly important"

Wed, 2024-09-18 14:27 — mike kraft

Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly ‘critically important’

Vaccine access of Americans, especially for children and the elderly, is “critically important,” Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) said Tuesday.

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The congressman said his biggest concern about the surviving vaccine hesitancy from the pandemic is how it has spilled over into childhood vaccinations for diseases like the measles and mumps.

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U.S. measles cases higher so far this year than all of 2023

Wed, 2024-09-18 13:03 — mike kraft

Tracking measles cases in the United States | CNN There have already been more reported measles cases in 2024 than there were in all of 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill, Byron Manley CNN

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At least 27 states and Washington, DC, have reported cases in 2024.

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Measles: Oregon's measles outbreak highlights high vaccine exemption rate

Thu, 2024-09-05 17:41 — mike kraft

Oregon's measles outbreak highlights state's high vaccine exemption rate Oregon's recent measles outbreak — one of the largest in the state's history — is refocusing attention on declining childhood vaccination rates as kids head back to school. Meira Gebel,Tina Reed Axios Portland

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Growing number of Americans distrust COVID and other vaccines--survey

Tue, 2024-09-03 19:44 — mike kraft

Survey reveals growing American distrust in vaccines for COVID, other infectious diseases A growing proportion of Americans believe COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and are unwilling to be vaccinated or to recommend it to others, according to the latest national health survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. CIDRAP

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Vaccine hesitancy is undermining back-to-school shots for some children

Tue, 2024-08-27 10:30 — mike kraft

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Global measles cases spiked 140% in 2019 amid falling vaccinations in many nations-- study

Fri, 2024-07-26 17:27 — mike kraft

Global measles cases spiked 140% in 2019 amid falling vaccinations in many nations, study estimates A new study from Columbia University shows that measles cases around the world surged 140% from 2010 to 2019, with declining vaccination rates in 59 of 194 nations fueled by socioeconomic factors in some low-resourced countries and vaccine reluctance in wealthier nations. CIDRAP

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The results were published yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.

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Person infected with measles visited 3 New Hampshire restaurants in early July, officials say

Fri, 2024-07-19 12:30 — mike kraft

Person infected with measles visited 3 New Hampshire restaurants July 6 and July 7, officials say Health officials have released a revised timeline of the places in New Hampshire the infectious person visited. Imani Fleming WMUR

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Thursday that someone with measles from out of state visited New Hampshire while they were infectious.

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New Hampshire resident tested positive for measles after overseas travel.

Wed, 2024-07-10 10:04 — mike kraft

Measles case linked to traveler confirmed in NH resident (wmur.com)

A case of measles has been confirmed in a New Hampshire resident, and health officials said it was linked to an international traveler who visited the state in June.

The Department of Health and Human Services said the resident who tested positive for measles visited several locations in the state while infectious, potentially exposing others to the virus.

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