Measles: information for schools and healthcare centres, UKHSA (updated 17th January 2023)
Information and advice on measles and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
17 January 2023Updated flyer and text version (English only).
13 January 2023Added text version of the flyer. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measles: information for schools and healthcare centres, UKHSA (updated 13th January 2023)
Information and advice on measles and the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
13 January 2023Added text version of the flyer.
25 October 2019Added Hebrew and Turkish translations. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Shot In The Arm’ Shows How Disinformation Can Be Deadly
Vaccine-preventable diseases like polio and measles are on the rise because more and more parents aren't vaccinating their kids. 'Shot in the Arm' clearly shows why disinformation itself is a disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Lipi Roy, MD, MPH, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Hollywood & Entertainment /hollywood-entertainment pharma Source Type: news
Required vaccine coverage among kindergarteners drops for second year in a row
Vaccination rates for measles and other diseases dropped again last school year, according to a study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coverage against measles dropped to the lowest it's been in more than a decade. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nearly 250,000 kindergarteners in U.S. are vulnerable to measles due to slide in vaccination rates, CDC says
In this handout from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a thin-section transmission electron micrograph (TEM) reveales the ultrastructural appearance of a single virus particle, or 'virion', of measles virus. "And we know that measles, mumps and rubella vaccination coverage for…#columbus #ohio #hispanic #cdc #hib #oleary #tem #seanoleary #georginapeacock (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Slide in measles vaccination rate among kindergartners raises alarm
New data underscores concern that parental resistance to childhood immunizations may fuel a resurgence of the disease in the United States. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - January 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Vaccination Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten - United States, 2021-22 School Year
This report describes a decrease in vaccination coverage among children in kindergarten in the United States during the 2021-22 school year. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - January 12, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Children's Health Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine Safety MMR Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vaccines Source Type: news
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"This 2-year-old has a fever, cough, red eyes, and an impressive rash. I ' ve personally never seen a case of measles, but I ' m worried given that this child has never received the MMR vaccine."MDedge (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - January 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
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"This 2-year-old has a fever, cough, red eyes, and an impressive rash. I ' ve personally never seen a case of measles, but I ' m worried given that this child has never received the MMR vaccine."MDedge (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - January 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Pediatrics Commentary Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Measles Vaccination Drive Targets More Than 15 Million Children
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and other partners kicked off on Friday, a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 million children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Measles Outbreak In Ohio, 82 Children Infected, 32 Hospitalized, Most Unvaccinated
74 of the kids that have been infected never got the measles vaccine, four had received only one of the two doses needed to be fully vaccinated, and the vaccination status of the remaining four is currently unknown. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
Measles Outbreak In Ohio: 82 Children Infected, 32 Hospitalized, Most Are Unvaccinated
74 of the kids that have been infected never got the measles vaccine, four had received only one of the two doses needed to be fully vaccinated, and the vaccination status of the remaining four is currently unknown. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Science /science business pharma Source Type: news
82 children infected in Ohio measles outbreak
Officials in Columbus, Ohio, the state's largest city, confirmed the infections and report that 74 of the infected children are not vaccinated against measles - and four are only partially vaccinated. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ohio Measles Outbreak —More Than 80 Children Infected—As Fears Grow Of Growing Numbers Of Unvaccinated
At least 81 children have been infected in a measles outbreak sweeping across central Ohio and all but five of the children were confirmed to be unvaccinated, the latest preventable outbreak amid concerns that childhood vaccinations waned during the pandemic and an emerging, unwarranted skepticism…#cdc #columbushealth #columbuspublichealth #columbus #whowarn #ohio #anthonyfauci #rocklandcounty #mysheikaroberts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Growing vaccine hesitancy fuels measles, chickenpox resurgence in U.S.
An Ohio measles outbreak among unvaccinated children comes at a time of heightened concern about the public health consequences of anti-vaccine sentiment. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - December 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
