measles
Newark Airport travelers may have been exposed to measles
Travelers who passed through Newark Liberty International Airport in late May might have been exposed to measles, according to New Jersey health officials. A temporary visitor from Tokyo, Japan, who...
New measles cases down amid vaccine push
The city is gaining ground in its battle against the measles outbreak gripping Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community, health officials said Tuesday — as they announced the closure of a tenth...
Bill would mandate measles vaccine for summer camp kids
A state pol wants to add the measles vaccine to summer campers' pack lists this year. State Sen. David Carlucci (D) introduced a bill Thursday that would require all kids...
State Education Department ordered Jewish school to accept unvaccinated kids
Amid a record-setting nationwide measles outbreak driven largely by New York cases, the state ordered a Long Island school to accept unvaccinated kids into its classes and after-school activities. The...
Number of measles cases so far this year surpasses 1994 total: CDC
The number of US measles cases reported so far this year has already surpassed the total from all of 1994 — and outbreaks in the Big Apple are in large...
Pols push to end religious exemptions for vaccinations amid measles outbreak
A group of pols pushing legislation that would end non-medical exemptions for vaccines statewide put faces on their fight Tuesday – rolling out kids with severely compromised immune systems who...
Thousands of US kindergartners unvaccinated without waivers
States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but schoolchildren invoking...
Upstate summer camps turning away unvaccinated kids amid measles outbreak
There'll be less “Kumbaya” at New York's summer camps this year. As the US fights its worst measles outbreak in 25 years -- with New York at the epicenter --...
Rabbis agree: Get vaccinated, already
Despite a massive campaign by New York health officials urging people to vaccinate their children, the measles outbreak continues to worsen here in New York and nationally. The Centers for...
Vaccine rates climb on 'hippie' island amid measles outbreak
VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — Sarah Day is a school nurse with “street cred” when it comes to the polarizing issue of vaccines on an idyllic island in Washington state known...
Court rules measles vaccine is still mandatory in NYC
New York City can continue to enforce its measles vaccination mandate, a court has ruled. The decision came just a day after city health officials ordered the closure of a...
Robert Kennedy Jr. stands behind anti-vaxxers amid measles outbreak
Robert Kennedy Jr. joined anti-vaxxers in Albany Tuesday railing against the proposed strengthening of New York’s vaccination law amid the worst measles outbreak in decades.
Health Department closes Queens yeshiva amid measles outbreak
Health officials ordered a Queens yeshiva closed Monday as New York City struggles to contain the nation's worst measles outbreak in a generation.
28 quarantined on Scientology cruise ship over measles outbreak
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Authorities in Curacao announced Saturday that 17 crew members and 11 passengers must stay aboard a ship owned by the Church of Scientology that is under...
‘Unprecedented’ 100,000 people hit by measles outbreak across Europe
Measles is spreading at a terrifying rate across Europe with more than 100,000 people hit by the outbreak in the last year. Authorities are being urged to increase their response...
Another yeshiva closed in Brooklyn amid measles outbreak
The city Health Department shuttered another Brooklyn yeshiva on Wednesday for refusing orders to fight the measles outbreak, officials said.
Former anti-vaxx mom explains why she changed her mind
A Pennsylvania mom who grew up unvaccinated has turned into a pro-inoculation preacher. Abbey Clint recently wrote on Facebook about choosing not to follow in her anti-vaxxer mom's footsteps and...
43 more measles cases confirmed in NYC since late April
The city Health Department announced Tuesday that the number of measles cases in the city has hit 466 since the outbreak began in October. That's an increase of 43 cases...
Canadian traveler visited Seattle while infected with measles
Health officials in Seattle are warning about a Canadian traveler who passed through popular tourist spots in late April while infected with measles. The patient, described to be a male...
Europe measles outbreak infects 34,000: travel advisory
More than 34,000 Europeans were infected with the measles during the first two months of 2019, most of whom are in Ukraine but who inhabit 42 countries in all. In...