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.

A 13-month-old baby traveled through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport earlier this month while contagious with measles, and may have exposed other travelers to the disease, public health officials said Friday. The child, who arrived at O’Hare from an international location, visited Terminal 5 between 6 and 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 and Terminal 3 between 6 and 9:30 p.m. on…

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…

A proposed bill would tighten medical exemptions for vaccines in Illinois and allow kids to get vaccinated without a parent’s permission at age 14.

Chicago health officials are spreading the word after a person with measles made several stops across Chicago, including at O’Hare airport. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria explains.

Public health officials are advising area residents to make sure they are up to date on their immunizations after potential measles exposures in several locations across Chicago. According to the Chicago Department of Public Health, the person traveled through O’Hare International Airport on Dec. 12 and 17, and also visited a restaurant and a Starbucks on Dec. 12. The individual…

The Chicago Department of Public Health is investigating possible measles exposures after a traveler with a confirmed measles infection visited several Chicago locations earlier this month. According to the CDPH, the person visited a Mr. Greek Gyros location in the 200 block of South Halsted Street and a Starbucks in the 500 block of North State Street on Dec. 12…

A measles outbreak concentrated in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York City is over, meaning an emergency order mandating vaccines will be lifted, health officials said Tuesday.

A teenage girl with measles visited Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and Universal Studios theme parks this month and may have exposed other park-goers to the disease, Orange and Los Angeles County health officials said Friday.

In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don’t have legal permission to be in the United States. But turning that debate-night moment into reality would mean reversing longstanding federal policies that have only gotten stricter. The idea is so new that independent experts say they...

California public health officials would have oversight of doctors and schools with high numbers of medical exemptions for vaccinations under a legislative compromise announced Tuesday.

Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the Orthodox Jewish communities that have been hit hardest by measles.

New York eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren Thursday, as the nation’s worst measles outbreak in decades prompts states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out

Actress Jessica Biel says she’s not opposed to vaccinations, but she does not support a bill in California that would limit medical exemptions. The 37-year-old has drawn criticism after appearing this week in Sacramento with vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to voice concerns about the measure. Biel posted on Instagram Thursday morning that she supports children getting vaccinated and...

Health officials say this year’s U.S. measles epidemic has surpassed 1,000 illnesses. It’s already the highest in 27 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the count Wednesday, saying 1,001 illnesses have been reported since the beginning of the year. Most are from outbreaks in New York in Orthodox Jewish communities. The nation last saw this many cases...