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Measles Cases Hit a 33-Year High. Will Other Diseases Follow?
Thirteen percent of the confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year have resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC, ...
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Measles Cases Hit the Highest Number in 33 Years. Do You Need a Measles Vaccine Booster?
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, while one dose is 93% effective. It ...
Measles was eradicated in the US 25 years ago. This week, cases reached a new high.
Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.
The US Is Having Its Worst Year For Measles In More Than Three Decades
The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, though ...
Sliding vaccine rates hang over vote on CDC director nominee as US measles cases hit dangerous milestone
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the ...
More people contracted measles so far this year than any time in the last 30 years, CDC says
More people have contracted measles in the US so far this year than in any year in the last three decades. New data from ...
S.C. measles case comes amid worst outbreak in decades
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles in three decades – and we're seeing the effects in South Carolina and Georgia.
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4 takeaways from CDC warning on international travel as measles cases rise
Cases are rising in the U.S., but the CDC says most people who bring measles into the U.S. are unvaccinated residents who ...