Measles Vaccination Rates: Tanzania Does Better Than U.S.
A map from the World Health Organization reveals something interesting: Many poor countries have higher vaccination rates than rich ones.
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Officials Predict More Measles Cases After 5 Babies Are Diagnosed In Illinois
Because the Chicago-area patients are all under a year old, they can't be vaccinated. Saying that more cases are likely, a Cook County health official warns, "The cat is out of the bag."
5 Things The Vaccine Debacle Reveals About The 2016 Presidential Field
There are some deep political lessons in how the 2016 hopefuls fumbled the political hot potato.
Once A Vaccine Skeptic, This Mom Changed Her Mind
Juniper Russo wants what is best for her daughter, Vivian, and she sometimes questions mainstream medicine. But after three years of soul-searching, she decided vaccination was best.
Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won't Vaccinate
The pressure, doctors say, is mostly coming from other parents who don't want their infants exposed to measles, whooping cough or other serious illnesses in the pediatric waiting room.
Measles + Low Vaccination Rates = Big Headaches For Schools
California allows parents to opt out of vaccination requirements. Amid Southern California's measles outbreak, many schools are struggling with how best to deal with students who aren't vaccinated.
Most People Getting Measles Are Adults. Time For A Shot?
Though much of the emphasis in this measles outbreak has been on children, most of the people getting sick are adults. That has more than a few grown-ups wondering if they're vulnerable.
Measles Is A Killer: It Took 145,000 Lives Worldwide Last Year
The uproar over the U.S. outbreak glosses over a bigger problem: Measles takes a tragic toll in poor countries. But a vaccine can effectively stop this deadly — and highly contagious — disease.
A Boy Who Had Cancer Faces Measles Risk From The Unvaccinated
The father of a young child who had leukemia has a plea for other parents: Please vaccinate your children, because people with compromised immune systems, including his son, can't be vaccinated.
Beyond Rash And Fever: How Measles Can Kill
It happened to Roald Dahl's daughter in 1962. It still happens today, in the U.S. and around the world. In rare cases, measles becomes an incurable disease.