Tag: Measles
WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwide
Health Officials Warn of Measles Outbreak in Philadelphia
All of the people diagnosed with the highly contagious virus were unvaccinated
Measles Vaccination Coverage Still Below Prepandemic Levels
Coverage with first dose of measles-containing vaccine decreased to 81 percent in 2021 during pandemic
Measles Vaccination Has Averted 57 Million Deaths Since 2000
Coverage with first dose of measles-containing vaccine decreased to 81 percent in 2021 during pandemic
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Declared Over After 85 Cases
Outbreak declared finished with no new cases after a period of 42 days, or the equivalent of two measles virus incubation periods
Measles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Children, Most of Them Unvaccinated
All with data available were at least partially unvaccinated, having had no doses or just one dose of the two-shot MMR vaccine
PRIORIX, M-M-R II Vaccines Interchangeable for MMR
Either PRIORIX or M-M-R II may be administered in any situation in which MMR vaccine is indicated
Estimated Coverage With Measles Vaccine Down in 2020
Annual number of estimated measles deaths decreased 94 percent during 2000 to 2020, representing 31.7 million deaths averted
Many Cancer Patients Lack Immunity for Measles, Mumps
Overall seroprevalence of measles and mumps antibodies 0.75 and 0.62 for ambulatory cancer patients
Total Vaccines, Measles Vaccines Down for Children During Pandemic
Total and measles-containing vaccines declined markedly in all children but recovered in those aged 0 to 23 months
