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How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected measles vaccination rates?
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is that more families are putting off their children’s preventive care visits, causing pediatric providers to worry about missed vaccines. In a recent study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital evaluated changes in measles vaccination rates from before the pandemic to this…
Scientists find MMR vaccine could help fight Covid-19 in major breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Cambridge said the injection could prevent severe symptoms in people who have had it because the rubella virus has a similar structure to the coronavirus. The jab came out in the 1960s, meaning middle-aged and older people are less likely to have had it. And blood…
Anti-vaxxer arrested as Samoa battles measles epidemic
Measles-stricken Samoa arrests vocal anti-vaxxer for telling officials to ‘enjoy your killing spree’ amid two-day shutdown to give islanders MMR jabs in outbreak that has killed 63 people Health authorities have launched a mass immunisation drive amid the crisis Edwin Tamasese allegedly told Samoan officials to ‘enjoy your killing spree’ He…
Measles infection could cause long-term damage to immune system, studies show
Measles isn’t just deadly — the disease also can cause long-term damage to a person’s immune system, according to research published this week in journal Science Immunology. Interested in Measles? “We have known for a number of years that measles could result in increased susceptibility to other diseases, but we…
Major differences in the risk of transmission in measles outbreaks
Research that may come to affect contact tracing and infection control measures in future measles outbreaks has now been presented. A study of an outbreak of measles in Gothenburg, Sweden, a year ago shows large differences in the risk of transmission from one patient to another. During the measles outbreak…
Staggering number of measles cases in US just part of 300% global uptick
The measles outbreak that continues to spread across the U.S. is just one of many that are going on around the world this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that preliminary global data shows that reported cases of measles are up by 300 percent in the first three months…
Can You Still Get the Measles If You've Been Vaccinated?
The number of measles cases in the U.S. continues to climb, with more than 550 cases reported from January to April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That's the second highest number of measles cases reported in any year since 2000, the CDC says. Many of…
Measles in Germany: What you need to know currently
This article is continuously updated. Since then, schools and day-care centres in lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and several other German States intensified measles cases have become known, the debate around the issue of compulsory vaccination in Germany, for the umpteenth Time travel. He supported mandatory measles vaccinations in schools and day-care…
Kita in NRW, the vaccination: children without Vaccinations will be rejected from now on
A private kindergarten in North Rhine-Westphalia, takes in only children with Vaccination. The “children box” in Essen, and four more connected to the Hoards with a total of around 60 children from now on, only children are vaccinated against common diseases such as measles, Mumps, and rubella. “So how Catholic…