measles

Two drops of polio vaccine are administered to a child in a Nigerian health clinic.

What's Up With Parents Who Don't Vaccinate Their Children?

2:10pm March 27, 2015

by Susan Brink

It could be a lack of confidence in the medicine. Maybe they don't think the risk of infection is that high. Or the clinic may be far from home. A new report looks at reasons in five countries.

Disneyland and California Adventure Park seen in late December, soon after measles was contracted by some visitors to Disneyland.

Vaccination Gaps Helped Fuel Disneyland Measles Spread

9:56am March 17, 2015

by Scott Hensley

The quick rise of measles infections in the wake of cases reported among Disneyland visitors underscores how even a small dip in vaccination rates can allow the virus to spread.

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Poll Finds Support For Mandatory Vaccinations

8:11pm February 25, 2015

North Carolinians take a harder line on requiring vaccinations than the overall US population. That's according to a just-released Elon University poll.

Measles is highly contagious, and it produces fever and rash in susceptible people who become infected.

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Why A Court Once Ordered Kids Vaccinated Against Their Parents' Will

8:14pm February 21, 2015

by Anders Kelto

Measles infected hundreds of children at a Philadelphia church whose members didn't believe in modern medicine. In a rare step, health officials moved to compel the families to vaccinate the kids.

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To Get Parents To Vaccinate Their Kids, Don't Ask. Just Tell

1:56pm February 10, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

The way a pediatrician talks with nervous parents about vaccines may determine whether the child gets immunized or not, a study suggests. Asking "What do you want to do about shots?" doesn't work.

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Leah Russin, of Palo Alto, Calif., holds her son, Leo, 16 months, as she speaks Wednesday at a news conference in support of proposed state legislation that would require parents to vaccinate all school children.

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Measles Outbreak Sparks Bid To Strengthen Calif. Vaccine Law

1:53pm February 09, 2015

by Jenny Gold

California lawmakers are proposing new limits on the ability of parents to opt out of vaccinations. It's a response to a measles outbreak that originated in that state.

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This World Health Organization map shows the percent of the population vaccinated for measles in each country in 2013. Dark green is at least 90 percent. Light green is 80 to 89 percent. Orange is 50 to 79 percent. Red is less than 50 percent.

Measles Vaccination Rates: Tanzania Does Better Than U.S.

2:51pm February 06, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

A map from the World Health Organization reveals something interesting: Many poor countries have higher vaccination rates than rich ones.

The KinderCare Learning Center in Palatine, Ill., where five infants have been diagnosed with measles. Officials are trying to track down the source of the infection.

Officials Predict More Measles Cases After 5 Babies Are Diagnosed In Illinois

10:42am February 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Because the Chicago-area patients are all under a year old, they can't be vaccinated. Saying that more cases are likely, a Cook County health official warns, "The cat is out of the bag."

Sen. Rand Paul tweeted this photo, writing "Ironic: Today I am getting my booster vaccine. Wonder how the liberal media will misreport this?"

5 Things The Vaccine Debacle Reveals About The 2016 Presidential Field

7:19pm February 05, 2015

by Mara Liasson

There are some deep political lessons in how the 2016 hopefuls fumbled the political hot potato.

Juniper Russo walks her dogs with her daughter Vivian (left).

Once A Vaccine Skeptic, This Mom Changed Her Mind

8:16am February 05, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

Juniper Russo wants what is best for her daughter, Vivian, and she sometimes questions mainstream medicine. But after three years of soul-searching, she decided vaccination was best.

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