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New Zion school district measles vaccination numbers; redemption, but concerns remain
New data on Zion Elementary District 6’s measles vaccination rate reveals the district is in a far better position than state ...
Map Shows Airports Where Health Officials Detected Measles Cases
Measles, once declared eliminated in the U.S., has seen a resurgence, with recent cases linked to travelers passing through U.S. airports.
RFK Jr. names 8 vaccine committee replacements, including COVID shot critic
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he ...
RFK Jr. names some vaccine critics to key CDC committee after ousting entire panel
The new members will join the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, which advises the Centers for Disease ...
Pope Leo XIV names first Chinese bishop, signaling he is continuing Vatican’s controversial accord
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with ...
At least 3% of measles cases this year were in people who were fully vaccinated, CDC says
About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC ...
CDC urges summer camps to check for measles immunity, as U.S. nears record
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now urging summer camp operators to check for documentation of ...
A major food company announces plans to pull dyes from its products — and more
Kraft Heinz says it will remove all chemical dyes from its products by the end of 2027. That includes colorful products such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Crystal Light. The food company says it will use ...
Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding from four Democrat-led municipalities in GOP-governed states. It’s the ...
US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over
The U.S. is up to 1,197 confirmed measles cases this year. Arizona declared a new outbreak this week, while the one in Texas, ...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves raise fears ahead of next school year
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) entire vaccine board even as childhood vaccination ...