measles

The portion of U.S. children getting routine vaccinations required for kindergarten dipped slightly during the pandemic.

Covid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.

Doctors have warned that vaccine hesitancy around Covid could be “creeping into” sentiment toward other vaccines.

Penn Badgley isn’t that impressed by the acting skills of a Fox News commentator who wanted to talk about the measles storyline on “You.”

The Biden administration has temporarily halted U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees after four people who recently arrived in the United States tested positive for the measles.

The Afghans diagnosed with measles are in quarantine, and the CDC has begun contact-tracing steps, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.

Routine vaccinations for young children in the United States fell during the first half of this year as more Americans skipped routine doctor visits and stayed home due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC warned that measles outbreaks could result from fewer vaccinations. The CDC analyzed…

Los Angeles County health officials Wednesday confirmed five new cases of measles and warned of possible exposure at a series of locations over the past week. According to the county Department of Public Health, the new patients are four county residents who were “exposed to an unimmunized, international visitor who was infectious with measles while in Los Angeles County.” Health…

An airline passenger with a confirmed case of measles arrived at LAX and visited a Brentwood pharmacy, authorities said Monday. The passenger arrived at the Tom Bradley International Terminal and baggage claim between 1:45 p.m. and 5 p.m. Jan. 12 while infectious, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said. The infectious person also visited the CVS Pharmacy at…