Progress Toward Rubella Elimination - World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, 2013-2021
This report describes progress toward rubella elimination in WHO's South-East Asia Region. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 22, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (MMRV) Vaccine Safety MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Is Dead Wrong About Vaccines
Joe Rogan, America’s most popular podcaster, recently called for Professor Peter Hotez, an internationally recognized pediatric infectious disease doctor and vaccine scientist, to come on his podcast to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), a prolific spreader of medical disinformation. Rogan even offered to donate $100,000 to a charity of Hotez’s choice if he agreed to the debate. Hotez declined—instead offering to be a guest on Rogan’s show to discuss vaccine science. Hotez is right not to take the bait. Rogan is unqualified to moderate such a debate, and has himself peddled disinformation about...
Source: TIME: Health - June 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Edward Nirenberg and Gavin Yamey Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news

South Africa: Experts Stress Importance of Vaccinating Children in Wake of Measles, Mumps and Diphtheria Outbreaks
[Daily Maverick] In recent months, there have been outbreaks in South Africa of vaccine-preventable diseases including measles, mumps and diphtheria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

The Victorian diseases eradicated in UK but still deadly around the world – MAPPED
Mostly consigned to history at home, Express.co.uk has mapped where tuberculosis, measles and cholera remain a very real and present danger today. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: Tinubu Promises Support for Eradicating Polio, Measles, Malaria in Nigeria, Africa
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop, the health of its people, particularly the workforce, is critical. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - June 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Malaria Nigeria Polio West Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Measles and Whooping Cough Outbreaks in South Africa - a Sign of Low Vaccination Coverage, Experts Warn
[The Conversation Africa] The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts more than 5 million deaths each year worldwide. These are deaths that would have been caused by measles, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, diphtheria, pneumonia, rotavirus diarrhoea, and othe (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: Don't Fall for Unfounded Scare Claims About Measles Vaccination
[Africa Check] An article by a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner in South Africa and widely circulated on social media makes many baseless claims. But even the hint of doubt could be enough to undermine safe vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

South Africa: In-Depth - Are Measles, Mumps, and Diphtheria Outbreaks Harbingers of Worse to Come?
[spotlight] So far this year the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued reports on three different outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases - measles, mumps, and diphtheria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Chicago PD Measles Outbreak; Affordable Care Hearing Starts; New Apple Health Apps
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require subscriptions. A notice at a Chicago police district indicated a possible measles outbreak, though the city's public health department said this was unlikely. (CBS News) A federal appeals court... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 6, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

2022 Marks Most Violent Year Against Health Workers in Conflicts: Report
June 05, 2023Anew report published by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) documents 1,989 attacks and threats against health care facilities and personnel across 32 countries and territories in armed conflict and situations of political violence throughout 2022. The reported figure represents the most severe year of attacks against health care in the last decade globally. Over half of all attacks were reported in just two countries, Ukraine and Myanmar. The report identifies more than 750 attacks perpetrated by the Russian Federation on health care in Ukraine alone–the most committed in a single year...
Source: IntraHealth International - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health in Conflict Health Workers Source Type: news

Measles case reported in Montgomery County, Md.
A case of measles has been reported in Montgomery County, the first reported case in Maryland since 2019. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Martin Weil Source Type: news

Measles outbreak in Europe - experts highlight five common signs and symptoms to look out
The World Health Organisation recently reported outbreaks of measles in 17 different European countries. Measles can lead to serious and potentially life-treating complications in some people, so knowing the signs and symptoms is important. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Virtually ouch-free: Promising early data on a measles vaccine delivered via sticker
Vaccine experts are excited about new clinical trial results for a device that delivers measles vaccine via a "microarray" patch — no syringe needed. (Image credit: Micron Biomedical ) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fran Kritz Source Type: news

Nigeria: Closing the Gap - Partnering for 'The Big Catch-Up' On Routine Immunisation in Nigeria
[Nigeria Health Watch] Routine immunisation (RI) plays a critical role in reducing morbidity and mortality among children under five, as vaccine-preventable diseases such as tuberculosis, measles, and pneumonia are among the leading causes of mortality of under-five children in developing countries like Nigeria. With pneumonia alone claiming the lives of over 800,000 children annually, ensuring adequate RI coverage becomes critical in preventing these deaths. Therefore, prioritising and sustaining high immunisation coverage leve (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Malawi: Ministry of Health Upbeat to Surpass 9 Million Children in Vaccination Campaign
[Nyasa Times] Officials from Ministry of Health are upbeat they will surpass the nine million children target for the integrated mass immunisation campaign against typhoid, Polio, measles and rubella. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 22, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news