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Measles
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Landmark study highlights power of vaccination
A major landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an…
April 25, 2024
WHO publishes report introducing updated terminology for airborne pathogens
Following consultation with public health agencies and experts, the World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a global technical consultation…
April 22, 2024
Persistent measles importations challenge U.S. elimination efforts
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) report published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessed…
April 16, 2024
Measles outbreak in Illinois underscores critical need for vaccination
In a recent study published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers from Illinois, the United…
March 18, 2024
Empathetic correction of misinformation can improve attitudes towards vaccination, study shows
An international study has shown for the first time how empathetic correction of misinformation among vaccine-hesitant patients can…
March 4, 2024
Florida defies CDC in measles outbreak, telling parents it’s fine to send unvaccinated kids to school
With a brief memo, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has subverted a public health standard that’s long kept…
February 23, 2024