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New Jersey officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert to monitor for measles symptoms.

By simulating various scenarios, predictive models help public health officials weigh the trade-offs between different ...

With a longtime vaccine skeptic serving as the country’s top health official, the movement is likely to make further inroads.

Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates ...

% who believe it's "very likely" the U.S. will experience a widespread infectious disease outbreak in the next 10 years: U.S. adult citizens: 35% Democrats: 49% Independents: 32% Republicans: 25% ...

Source: Three years after a deadly measles epidemic, Zimbabwe sees renewed resolve to fight the virus Zimbabwe’s recovery ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners ... the U.S. has seen a major measles outbreak this year. According to the CDC, as of April 17, 800 confirmed ...

The outbreak, which has spread ... decisions that are shaping our future. That dip threatens herd immunity against highly contagious diseases, like measles and whooping cough, that demand coverage ...

The researchers used predictive models to see what a range of future scenarios ... States had not had a measles death in over a decade, but an ongoing measles outbreak in Texas has led to the ...

At the population level, failing to contain measles outbreaks will open the door to many more infectious ... vaccine ...

The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris," as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asserted on April 30, 2025.