Florida reports 3 new measles cases, including one in Hillsborough
Three new cases of measles have been confirmed in Florida, including one each in Hillsborough and Manatee counties, state data shows.
Jan 27, 2026
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Pharmacologic Substance: Chickenpox Vaccine
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Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you're vaccinated? Experts answer nine key questions
Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year.
Oct 30, 2025
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Opinion: Concern at US move to multiple vaccinations over single MMRV
On Thursday 18 September 2025, a committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted to recommend that children should receive multiple separate vaccines to protect against measles, mumps, rubella and ...
Sep 23, 2025
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CDC advisers limit MMRV combo vaccine, delay hepatitis B vote
Top vaccine advisers hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted Thursday to limit the use of a combination shot that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
Sep 19, 2025
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CDC's new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot
On September 18th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted to make a significant change to the nation's childhood vaccine schedule during its first gathering since members were handpicked ...
Sep 19, 2025
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Protecting immunocompromised children from measles as the disease continues to spread
Adult antibody thresholds are currently used to determine whether immunocompromised children should get a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) booster shot. However, a new study shows that these thresholds fail to identify a ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Complete vaccination coverage down in kindergartners for 2023–24 school year
During the 2023–2024 school year, fewer U.S. kindergartners had complete vaccinations than in prior years, according to a study published in the Oct. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity ...
Oct 21, 2024
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US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Wednesday.
Oct 3, 2024
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UK experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries
An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine—decades after the shots were made widely available in other ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Number of chickenpox cases in children in Finland fell rapidly after the launch of the vaccination program: Study
A recent study by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reveals that a two-dose varicella vaccination program to all children under the age of 12 who had not had chickenpox reduced the number of health center ...
Oct 16, 2023
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