Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles, which is highly contagious and was once declared eradicated.

Measles vaccination rates for young children may be far lower than publicly reported. The U.S. could be closer than expected ...

Measles is making its way through several states, and health experts say misinformation is giving it momentum.

The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some ...

Over 160 measles cases in 2024 have raised alarms about vaccine hesitancy and declining immunity, threatening the U.S.'s ...

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...

Sutter County in Northern California has the lowest vaccination rates among transitional kindergarten and kindergarten ...

Local public health officials said overall measles vaccination rates in the Berkshires are high enough to keep children ...

Texas' measles outbreak has brought renewed attention to the state's politically chared vaccine debate. Here's how elected ...

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“What we call the community immunity or herd immunity threshold for measles is about 95 percent. So statewide we are falling ...

Measles vaccination rates for young children may be far lower than publicly reported, a troubling development that could mean the United States is closer than expected to losing its “elimination ...