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Judge Upholds Mandatory Measles Vaccinations As New York Closes More Schools

5:32am April 19, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Judge Lawrence Knipel refused a request from parents to lift the vaccination order that was imposed last week to stem a measles outbreak. The parents claimed the city had overstepped its authority.

The Washington state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would remove the personal belief exemption from the required vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Here, people protest the related house bill outside Washington's Legislative Building in

Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine

5:29pm April 18, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections.

A nurse prepares the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, N.Y., earlier this month.

Amid New York Measles Outbreaks, 1 County Orders Exclusions From Public Spaces

11:37am April 17, 2019

by Francesca Paris

It's the latest measure officials in the region have taken to combat the disease. Between Rockland County and New York City, more than 500 cases have been confirmed since the start of the year.

A nurse prepares the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York. Several measles outbreaks in New York state are contributing to this year's unusually high measles rates.

Health & Safety

Measles Outbreak 'Accelerates,' Health Officials Warn

5:49pm April 15, 2019

This year, the U.S. has confirmed 550 measles cases so far. A recent spike is connected to an outbreak in New York City and New York State, but there are outbreaks in four other states too.

More than 285 cases of the measles have been reported in New York since October. Nearly all are associated with people who live in the Williamsburg or Borough Park neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

New York Declares Health Emergency As Measles Spreads In Parts Of Brooklyn

8:07pm April 09, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"We cannot allow this dangerous disease to make a comeback here in New York City. We have to stop it now," Mayor Bill de Blasio said, announcing an order that calls for mandatory vaccinations.

A man walks through the parking lot of a supermarket in New York's Rockland County, which has declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak.

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N.Y. Suburb Declares Measles Emergency, Bars Unvaccinated Minors From Public Places

11:31am March 27, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Rockland County declared a state of emergency after more than 150 people contracted the virus in recent months.

Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization e

Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?

1:06pm March 12, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.

A combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella protects kids against all three illnesses with one shot.

States Move To Restrict Parents' Refusal To Vaccinate Their Kids

4:21pm March 01, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

Following several measles outbreaks this winter, there is a movement among some states to make it more difficult for people to claim nonmedical exemptions to vaccine laws.

HIV-positive patients and their families protest hospitals' lack of medicines and supplies in Caracas, Venezuela, in April 2018. Some patients are fleeing to neighboring countries like Peru in search of lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs.

Venezuela's Health Crisis Spills Over To Neighboring Countries

4:07pm February 15, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

Refugees are fleeing to try and get health care. And disease outbreaks across Latin America are being linked back to Venezuela.

Hesitancy about vaccination in a community has a lot to do with acculturation to its norms.

Health & Safety

Medical Anthropologist Explores 'Vaccine Hesitancy'

8:21pm February 13, 2019

by Mara Gordon

Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they're heard, too.

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