By Dan Levine and Michael Erman -Vaccination rates for several diseases including measles, diphtheria and polio decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before ...

Alabama confirms a new measles case. Learn how the virus spreads, symptoms to watch for and why MMR vaccine coverage is key ...

Florida's plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won't take effect for 90 days and would include only chickenpox and a ...

Texas may have declared its measles outbreak over, but rising cases elsewhere and the return to school mean it could easily ...

Three new states have reported at least one new measles case. Most cases are among teens and children "who had not received measles-containing vaccine (MMR or MMRV)," according to the CDC.

Measles rates are primarily rising due to high rates of the disease in other parts of the world paired with falling vaccination rates in the United States., Chin-Hong said.

This week, Florida’s surgeon general announced that the state will drop all vaccine requirements, a catastrophic decision ...

We are experiencing an outbreak of measles in Mesa County,” said Alli Howe, the county’s chief health strategist.

What Florida is doing to vaccine mandates is sick. The state is moving to end all vaccine mandates. Its surgeon general, Dr.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new figures at a time when the country faces a growing measles outbreak, with confirmed cases this month reaching the highest level ...