News

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...
A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...
Confirmed cases of measles in Canada are nearly three times higher than in the US, despite Canada's far smaller population.
I work at a mobile health clinic in Southwestern Ontario. Here’s why contagion is spreading through our community.
Health experts believe vaccine is the best bet, but some can't get the vaccine. How can anti-vaxxers avoid measles during an outbreak?
Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — ...
Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...
Alberta is home to just under five million people, while the United States population is more than 341 million.
Scientists comment on reports that a child has died in a Liverpool hospital after contracting measles. Prof Sir Andrew Pollard FRCPCH FMedSci FRS, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, and Ashall ...
More than 14 million children worldwide missed routine vaccinations in 2024, matching the previous year's figures, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF on ...