Published on: 2025-05-28 18:29:47
An eruption of measles is spreading quickly in Kansas, with cases doubling in a week and spreading to three new counties, some with vaccination coverage among kindergartners at pitiful levels as low as 41 percent. Coverage of 95 percent or greater is thought to protect communities from onward spread of the extremely contagious virus. In an update Wednesday, March 26, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) reported 23 measles cases across six counties—up from 10 cases across three co
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-16 09:21:03
Measles isn’t just making a comeback in the United States. In a report out this week, the World Health Organization found that cases of the vaccine-preventable disease surged in Europe and Central Asia last year, reaching the highest levels seen in over two decades. The WHO released its analysis, jointly conducted with UNICEF, on Thursday. According to the report, there were more than 120,000 documented cases of measles in the European region, which covers 53 countries across Europe and Asia, i
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-22 19:45:18
The measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to rage on, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the newly enshrined Health and Human Services secretary—is touting scientifically unsupported treatments for it. In a recent interview, Kennedy espoused the supposed benefits of supplements and steroids for measles patients. RFK Jr. has been making the rounds publicly as of late to discuss the federal government’s response to the Texas measles outbreak, which has affected over 200 residents since mid-January. In a
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