measles, Vaccination Rates

Vaccination rates are declining and measles cases are climbing. More preventable diseases could re-emerge next
The measles outbreak is surging in West Texas, especially in under-vaccinated communities, but it’s not just coverage with the measles vaccine that is lagging behind. The use of other key vaccines in the childhood immunization schedule has decreased too.
Vaccination Rates Are Declining; They Might Get Worse as States Relax Rules
More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates — even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas. Meanwhile,
Quebec measles outbreaks linked to declining vaccination rates
Measles is making a comeback in Quebec. From December to March, at least 31 cases were reported and experts point to one cause — declining vaccination rates.
Vaccination rates, already declining, likely to get worse
More states are loosening vaccine mandates, scaling back vaccine promotion efforts and taking other steps likely to lower vaccination rates — even as a major measles outbreak spreads in Texas.
Doctors concerned about declining rates of vaccination
Early in my career as a pediatrician, it would not be unusual to get a phone call in the middle of the night from the worried parent of a child with a high fever. I got out of bed, met the family in the emergency room and sat with them
Louisiana kindergarten vaccination rates decline. See parish immunization rates.
The largest declines in total vaccination rates in Kindergarteners occurred in Concordia and Jefferson Davis parishes. Here are the details.
As U.S. sees measles outbreaks, Tennessee’s vaccination rate has been on the decline
The Tennessee Department of Health has noticed a sharp decline in measles vaccination rates for children aged two to three.
HPV vaccine credited for declining cervical precancer rates
Fewer precancerous lesions are being found in young women undergoing cervical cancer screenings thanks to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Rates of precancerous lesions in women between the ages of 20 and 24 dropped by roughly 80 percent from 2008 to 2022,
Exclusive: US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
It is unclear whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has long promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in the ...
Can you still get measles after vaccination? What to know about immunity and boosters
Northwest Texas faces a significant measles outbreak, with 160 infections in eight states and two deaths reported. The ...
After a record flu season, cases are beginning to decline in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has seen one of its worst flu seasons in the past decade. Here's what DHS data says about cases statewide.