Following intensive vaccination efforts, measles cases plunged across the world. Now clusters of new infections — some linked, some not — have confounded health officials.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
Global Health: Cholera Is Spreading in Mozambique, and It’s Far From the Only Health Threat
About two million people are displaced, cholera has broken out, and malaria is expected. But doses of cholera vaccine have arrived, and the humanitarian crisis may yet be contained, aid agencies say.
300 Italian Children Turned Away From School for Lacking Vaccines
A stricter law on vaccination returned to force in Italy. Dozens of other children across Italy were also likely to be affected
One More Time, With Big Data: Measles Vaccine Doesn’t Cause Autism
A 10-year look at more than 600,000 children comes at a time when anti-vaccine suspicion is on the rise again.
Japan Battles Worst Measles Outbreak in Years
Since the beginning of the year, more than 160 people have contracted the virus, which was spread through a religious group and a Valentine’s Day gift fair.
Horse Races in Britain Called Off Until Next Week After Flu Outbreak
British horse racing authorities identified three horses infected with equine influenza and called for a suspension of races until others could be tested.
Measles Outbreak in Philippines Spreads Beyond Capital
Health officials said a vaccine scare in 2017 had deterred parents from immunizing their children against the disease.
China Investigates Latest Vaccine Scandal After Violent Protests
The inquiry comes after hundreds of Chinese parents demonstrated outside a local government office, angered that their children had received expired polio vaccines.
Global Health: An Island Nation’s Health Experiment: Vaccines Delivered by Drone
In Vanuatu, 20 percent of children miss their shots because villages are so hard to reach. It has hired an Australian company to fly them in.
As Measles Surges, ‘Decades of Progress’ Are in Jeopardy
Health officials expressed alarm about a rebound in measles, once nearly eradicated in many regions. Reported cases surged by nearly a third worldwide.