Vaccine News
“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline
In the past six months, two babies in Louisiana have died of pertussis, the disease commonly known as whooping cough….
As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics
More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona. So was a media blitz to bring low-income…
More pediatricians draw the line with vaccine policy for patient safety
At his practice in Castle Rock, Dr. Michael Milobsky fields questions all day long from parents. The longtime pediatrician knows…
3rd case of measles in Colorado raises community transmission concerns
State health officials on Tuesday confirmed a case of measles in an adult living in Archuleta County — the third…
Man whose blood helped develop measles vaccine weighs in on recent outbreak
A second child died from measles-related causes in Texas where an outbreak has infected at least 505. Until this year,…
Researchers uncover a link to autism—and it isn’t vaccines
Just as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for an investigation into debunked claims of vaccines causing autism, a massive new study…
States are losing billions in federal childhood vaccine funding
States and cities are losing over $2 billion in childhood immunization and vaccination funding as part of broader cancellations of pandemic-era federal…
Health officials discover 3rd location of possible exposure in Pueblo measles case
Another Pueblo location where people may have been exposed to the measles virus has been discovered, according to the Colorado…
Will Colorado’s measles case spark an outbreak? Depends on who got exposed.
The next two weeks will determine whether a single measles case in Colorado fizzles out or starts an outbreak. An…
Colorado’s measles vaccination rate is just a bit too low for herd…
Colorado’s vaccination rate for measles is one percentage point lower than needed to reach herd immunity, according to the state…
Colorado measles case reported in Pueblo adult who traveled internationally
Health officials confirmed a case of measles Monday in a Colorado resident from Pueblo who had recently traveled to an…
Trump administration cancels $230 million in federal grants for Colorado health programs
Colorado will lose hundreds of millions in federal funding this year. The Trump administration is canceling $230 million in federal…
Measles vaccination rates may be lower than thought, risking U.S.’ ‘elimination status’
Measles vaccination rates for young children may be far lower than publicly reported, a troubling development that could mean the…
Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity,…
Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing…
CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pulling back $11.4 billion in funds allocated in response to the pandemic…