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US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
RFK Jr.'s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...
Fact check: How long does protection from a measles vaccine last?
Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...
U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know
U.S. measles cases in six states now exceed 700, and two children and an adult have died. A look at the situation in each ...
CDC scientist: Texas measles outbreak response hurt by funding cuts
The CDC is struggling to respond to the Texas measles outbreak. The U.S. has reported more than 700 cases in 25 states.
Contagious measles patient visited Grapevine in late March, Tarrant health officials say
The infected person was contagious when they visited the Great Wolf Lodge hotel and waterpark and Grapevine Mills Mall ...
‘Not just measles’: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline
Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...
Michigan baby had measles vaccine 1 day before trip to airport with contagious traveler
CDC investigates whether Ingham County baby's measles case is tied to a Kent County traveler who was contagious at Detroit, ...
Whooping cough cases on the rise with measles: Symptoms, what to know
Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
Metro Detroit family who missed airport measles exposure "by hours" speaks out
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, unvaccinated people have a 90% chance of getting the virus ...