Child in Virginia Contracts State's Third Measles Case This Year

Child in Virginia contracts state's third measles case this year

The child is younger than 5 years old and lives in the northwest region of the state, the health department said.

US measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data. That includes counties in

Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?

EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty ImagesMeasles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022. Outbreaks are being reported all over the world including in the United States, Europe and the Western Pacific region (which includes Australia). For example, Vietnam has reportedly seen thousands of cases in 2024 and 2025. In Australia, 77 cases of measles have been recorded in t…

Mobile clinics aim to boost rural health care measles vaccinations amid outbreak

The South Dakota Department of Health plans to send its fledgling mobile clinics to underserved and undervaccinated areas of the state in response to the nationwide measles outbreak making its way to the state. Last year, South Dakota reported its first measles case in nine years. The state Department of Health recently reported the state’s first case this year in Meade County in western South Dakota. Last week, on Friday, a second case was repo…

Child Vaccinations Slump to 10-Year Low – The Daily Sceptic

The number of UK children being vaccinated against diseases including measles and whooping cough has collapsed to the lowest levels in more than a decade as trust in vaccines plummets following the Covid vaccination drive. The post Child Vaccinations Slump to 10-Year Low appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Measles vaccination rates in US drop post-pandemic

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data — including in states that are battling outbreaks this year.