Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.
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As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and how to protect vaccination policy.
Easter holidays are around the corner. Here’s why it’s a good time to check if you’ve been vaccinated against measles if you’re about to head overseas.
Public health scholars worry that the resurgence of measles may signal a coming wave of other vaccine-preventable diseases.
The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever more urgent.
Vaccine hesitancy isn’t a moral failure – it’s a property of a system in which people must balance personal and collective interests.
The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the number of cases at home and abroad has experts worried.
The Epidemic Intelligence Service has been a crucial tool in fighting diseases at home and abroad. Its impact would be impossible to replace.
Vaccine uptake is currently too low to prevent outbreaks of measles – a highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.
Complications from measles infection are surprisingly common.
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels.
No, taking vitamin A is not going to protect you from catching measles, whatever Robert F. Kennedy Jr suggests. Here’s what will.
As public health officials try to tame the outbreak, declining vaccination rates draw concern.
Child vaccination rates in South Africa are uneven. Here’s how to improve them.
Children are in danger of infections such as mpox because their immune systems are still developing.
The chance of living one more year is up to 44% more likely thanks to the past 50 years of vaccines, according to new research. But global drops in vaccine coverage pose a risk.
Any upsurge in measles is of real concern, but in settings aggravated by poor living conditions and malnutrition, it can be disastrous. It can affect adults, but young children are at particular risk.
Canada is seeing a surge in measles cases. Find out what measles is, why it’s returning to Canada, and how people can protect themselves and others.
A pediatrician and preventive medicine physician explains how measles vaccines became victims of their own success and the risk that rising outbreaks pose to everyone.
Herd immunity to measles is waning due to vaccine hesitancy over MMR. Adult MMR is one way to help get it back up again.
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Professor of Neurology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Epidemiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Endowed Professor of Health Policy and Associate Dean, George Washington University
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Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
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Professor of Health Policy and Management, George Washington University
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Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Pediatrics, Michigan State University
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Mathematical epidemiologist, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Biology, Penn State
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins University
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Regents' Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
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Alex W. Smith Professor of Law & UGA Law in Atlanta Director, University of Georgia
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Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University