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U.S. measles cases hit 1,277—the worst outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, surpassing 2019's peak ...

There have been at least 1,277 confirmed cases of measles reported in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from a Johns ...

Falling childhood vaccine coverage and a large, smoldering outbreak that was kindled in an undervaccinated pocket of West ...

The author says the action creates mistrust of the committee’s vaccine recommendations and further increases patients’ and ...

According to Joe Ebel, Fairfield County Health Department's commissioner, said that the last measles case was reported in ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy says he cannot walk down the street without mothers swarming him to thank him for the work ...

That dropped to 70% in 2023. It’s a worldwide trend: confidence in vaccines dropped in 52 out of 55 countries recently studied by the UN children’s agency (Unicef), tumbling by more than a third in ...

According to state immunization data, vaccination rates among kindergartners in Massachusetts have been falling — from 95.9% ...

For decades, one of the world’s most contagious diseases was considered eradicated in the U.S. But today, measles is roaring ...

At present, Musk and Trump’s previously buddy-buddy relationship appears to be torn to shreds. Musk is “pissed,” according to ...

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