MMR vaccine 'most effective' way to prevent measles spread
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he has arrived in West Texas after a school-aged child died at a local hospital where they were receiving treatment for measles – mark...
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Another child with measles died in Texas amid the state's fast-growing outbreak, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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A second child with measles has died in Texas, a local hospital spokesperson confirmed on Sunday, as hundreds of cases of the infectious disease have been recorded in recent weeks.
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CNET on MSNScared by the Measles Outbreaks in the US? The MMR Vaccine Is the Best Way to Protect Yourself.The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is no cure for measles, and measles just has to "run its course." However, the best protection from it is a measles vaccine, which is typically given to babies in the form of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine.
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As the United States faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, a new analysis finds that nearly a third of young children who were eligible to be vaccinated against the disease did not get their first shot on schedule.
Nearly 400 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. so far this year, and 95% of the cases have been in people who were unvaccinated or did not know their vaccination status.
Measles is spreading fast across the U.S., putting infants at risk. Should babies get vaccinated before age 1? Here's what parents need to know about early MMR shots.
attention is turning to what is commonly called the MMR vaccine. The vaccine is the only way to prevent measles, but it also prevents other illnesses. The other “M” stands for mumps, ...
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the country has seen in decades.
By Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said on Sunday, in an outbreak of the childhood disease that has resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 22 states.
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