Measles Outbreak in Texas Claims Life of Unvaccinated Child
2025-02-27
Number of measles cases has risen to 124 in Gaines County, Texas, since JanuaryContinue Reading
Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
2025-02-24
Majority of cases presenting in unvaccinated individuals; at least 16 patients hospitalizedContinue Reading
Number of Measles Cases Now 58 in West Texas Outbreak
2025-02-20
Four cases identified in self-reported vaccinated individuals; 13 patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
Number Infected Now 24 in Texas County Measles Outbreak
2025-02-13
All the cases are in unvaccinated residents of Gaines County; nine patients have required hospitalizationContinue Reading
Texas County Reports Measles Outbreak Among Unvaccinated Children
2025-02-07
Gaines County, Texas, has very high number of vaccine exemptions compared with the national averageContinue Reading
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations
2025-01-24
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children. Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are about 25% less likely to get the standard measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, researchers reported in a new studyContinue Reading
Has RSV Vaccine Hesitancy Subsided?
2024-12-27
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). More than half of U.S. adults (52%) think the RSV vaccine given to pregnant women will protect newborns from the infection, up from 42%Continue Reading
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Big Tobacco’s Challenge to Cigarette Warning Labels
2024-11-25
MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company’s challenge to a federal law that would mandate graphic images on cigarette packs. Some of the proposed images include a woman with a large lump on her neck alongside theContinue Reading
Falling Vaccination Rates Brings Spikes in Measles Worldwide
2024-11-15
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Waning vaccine coverage has fueled a 20% spike in measles cases worldwide, with 10.3 million people struck by the preventable illness in 2023, health officials reported Wednesday. “Inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in cases,” of what was once a commonContinue Reading
CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50
2024-10-24
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. “Lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination gives more adults the opportunity to protect themselvesContinue Reading