Measles outbreak prompts New York health warning
Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald emphasized measles’ severe risks, including immune system suppression, and encouraged unvaccinated individuals to get the MMR vaccine. The advisory also cited a surge in Canadian cases, with 44 reported this year.
“We have measles outbreaks every year,” he added. Mr. Kennedy has also said in the past that immunizations against measles ...
Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was considered eliminated in the US in 2000. Yet the highly ...
The NYSDOH has issued a health advisory due to a measles outbreak across the U.S. and Canada, following the first measles ...
Health officials aim to improve public understanding of the importance of measles vaccinations and, for some, potentially the need for a booster shot.
In New Jersey, a measles patient who recently traveled abroad had close contact with two other people who were later ...
Health experts say low vaccination rates are fueling outbreaks of the contagious disease that was considered to be eliminated ...
The measles virus is airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It most commonly affects kids.
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