April 5, 2019 UK's HPV vaccination program ‘dramatically’ reduces risk of cervical cancer, study shows Researchers at the University of Edinburgh concluded a nationwide HPV school vaccination program offered to young girls led to a “dramatic reduction” in the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life.
April 3, 2019 Massachusetts warns of possible measles exposure after confirmed case outside Boston Massachusetts health officials are warning residents about possible measles exposure after a confirmed case was reported in the greater Boston area on Sunday.
April 1, 2019 Measles count in US this year already more than all of 2018 U.S. health officials report that the number of measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018.
March 29, 2019 Arizona police kick down door of parents who refused to take unvaccinated 2-year-old to hospital, body cam footage shows Arizona police released body cam footage Thursday that showed the moment authorities kicked in the door of two Chandler city parents who allegedly refused to take their sick, unvaccinated child to the hospital.
March 27, 2019 Dr. Marc Siegel: Measles – and vaccine non-compliance – meets public health Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared a county-wide State of Emergency Tuesday over the ongoing measles outbreak that has reached 153 confirmed cases, the vast majority of whom are under the age of 18 and unvaccinated.
March 27, 2019 California may toughen vaccine exemption rules to block measles California would give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip vaccinations before attending school under legislation proposed Tuesday to counter what advocates call bogus exemptions.
March 26, 2019 New York county declares state of emergency over measles outbreak A county in New York state has declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak that has sickened 151 community members so far this year.
March 22, 2019 2 unvaccinated American children in Costa Rica test positive for measles, health ministry confirms Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday positive measles cases in two of four American children who fell ill earlier this month.
March 22, 2019 LAX travelers warned about possible measles exposure Los Angeles health officials have issued another measles exposure warning for travelers who passed through LAX earlier this month.
March 20, 2019 Kentucky teen sues health department after he's barred from basketball for refusal to get chickenpox vaccine Jerome Kunkel, 18, is suing his local health department for not allowing him to play basketball because he refuses to get a chickenpox vaccine on religious grounds.
