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Fact check: How long does protection from a measles vaccine last?
Medical News Today speaks to experts to fact-check some claims about measles and the MMR vaccine, namely U.S. Health ...
What experts need you to know about the MMR vaccine
Experts underscore the importance of MMR vaccinations to prevent the spread of measles and bolster collective immunity.
‘Not just measles’: Whooping cough cases are soaring as vaccine rates decline
Doctors, researchers and public health experts warn that the measles outbreak, which has grown to more than 600 cases, may ...
When can infants get the measles vaccine? What a UNC Health doctor recommends
Measles cases in the U.S. have increased by more than 600% since February. Here’s how you can keep infants safe.
Whooping cough cases on the rise with measles: Symptoms, what to know
Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.
RFK Jr.’s long, complicated history with the measles vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine ...
RFK Jr.’s mixed message about the measles outbreaks draws criticism from health officials
As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to ...
What to know: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he 'encourages' people to get the measles vaccine
Kennedy has previously linked the MMR vaccine to autism. But during a CBS interview on Tuesday, Kennedy said that he was all ...
RFK Jr. encourages people to get measles vaccine in first network TV interview since becoming health secretary
Kennedy's comments mark the first time he has publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine since becoming HHS secretary.