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Traveling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here's how to ensure you're protected
On March 26, NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales.
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Q&A: Expert on Texas' growing measles crisis
Measles is a highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated from the U.S. by the World Health Organization 25 years ago due to the success of vaccination efforts. Yet, Texas counties primarily in the South Plains ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Immunization program for babies slashes RSV hospital admissions
An Australian-first study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for babies found it to be almost 90% effective in reducing hospitalization rates and helped more than ...
Mar 28, 2025
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RFK Jr. cites vitamin A for measles, as experts advise caution
Amid a measles outbreak that has seen U.S. cases for the year so far surge past the total tracked in 2024, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has responded, in part, by suggesting alternatives to vaccination, including ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end funding
The head of leading vaccines group Gavi alliance said Thursday it has not received confirmation from the U.S. government that it might be losing more than $1 billion in pledged funding as part of a reported proposal by U.S. ...
Mar 27, 2025
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mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines train the 'long-term memory' of the immune system, study reveals
Researchers at the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne have determined that the novel mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines not only induce acquired immune responses such as antibody production, but also cause persistent ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Measles outbreak sends warning for future of infectious disease
As the largest measles outbreak in the U.S. in 25 years spreads, health experts warn that more people choosing to be unvaccinated for infectious diseases will make it harder to replicate past successful responses to outbreaks.
Mar 26, 2025
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Coverage for routine childhood vaccines remains below prepandemic levels
Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, coverage for selected routine childhood vaccines remained below prepandemic levels, according to a study published online March 26 in Pediatrics.
Mar 26, 2025
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'Low-sugar' vaccine can provide broad immunity against coronavirus variants
Sugar coatings aren't only for candies; they also help viruses, like the ones that cause COVID-19, hide from their hosts' immune system. Now, researchers have developed a universal vaccine that targets coronaviruses and the ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Kennedy orders takedown of fake CDC vaccine web page
A fake web page designed to look like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine safety site has been taken down on orders from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Mar 24, 2025
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Expert offers advice on simple ways to protect your health while traveling this spring break
Spring break is a time to relax and enjoy a respite from the daily grind. But whether you're flying, driving or taking a cruise, it's essential to take care of your health while traveling.
Mar 24, 2025
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Second TB vaccination boosts immunity in bladder cancer patients and reduces cancer recurrence, pilot study suggests
Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccination after surgery helps the immune system fight cancer cells and could greatly improve patient outcomes for the most common type of bladder cancer, according to a pilot study of ...
Mar 22, 2025
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Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year
As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, local public health officials say they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case ...
Mar 21, 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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'It's not a vaccine, it's a shot': Uncovering a new trend in vaccine skepticism
It has long been recognized that attitudes towards vaccines may be vaccine-specific, so that people may take up some, but not others.
Mar 20, 2025
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Should children get the measles vaccine ahead of schedule to reduce risk?
Public health officials are advising parents in Texas communities hard hit by the measles outbreak to vaccinate their children ahead of schedule, as early as 6 months of age.
Mar 20, 2025
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H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte—reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is evolving to escape immunological ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Built-in safeguard in B cell populations could impact vaccine design
Germinal centers are high-speed evolution machines. Tiny clusters in the lymph nodes, germinal centers refine antibodies through mutation and expansion until they produce high-affinity B cells adapted to keep different pathogens ...
Mar 19, 2025
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New understanding of B cell mutation strategies could have implications for vaccines
A vaccine's ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a vaccine or pathogen, B cells scramble to refine their defenses, rapidly mutating in hopes of generating ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Single vaccine dose shows 84% effectiveness against mpox, but insufficient for HIV patients
Universitätsmedizin Berlin has found that a single dose of the Imvanex vaccine provides protection against mpox with 84% effectiveness. For people with HIV, however, a single dose of the vaccine fails to offer sufficient ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Measles cases are on the rise. Here's how to make sure you're protected
The measles outbreak that started in Texas in late January continues to grow. As of March 18, 2025, confirmed cases in the outbreak, which now spans Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, reached 321, surpassing the number of confirmed ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root
Americans are facing the highest death toll from influenza since 2018, just as more people become vulnerable because of growing vaccine skepticism taking hold in statehouses and the Trump administration.
Mar 19, 2025
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US measles outbreak: California reports increase in cases
As measles outbreaks spread across the United States, you may be wondering whether you're at risk in California.
Mar 19, 2025
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Scientists say officials told them to scrub mRNA references on grant applications
National Institutes of Health officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising ...
Mar 18, 2025
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