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What to know about new COVID variants and the spread of bird flu and measles
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Hospitalizations for COVID are at an all-time low four years after the start of the pandemic, but new variants are in circulation. Meanwhile, bird flu has… Read More
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Health leaders caution Ohioans of diseases like measles and others once thought to be under control
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health is warning Ohioans to take precautions with some preventable diseases making a comeback like measles. And in many cases,… Read More
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WATCH: How Vaccine Hesitancy is Contributing to Deadly Measles Resurgence
By: PBS Newshour
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As health care officials around the world struggle to respond to novel coronavirus, another deadly — and far more contagious — disease is on the rise, fueled in large part… Read More
![New research illuminates how the measles virus may suppress the immune system after an infection.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/measles-1-2156c35a4f85e1dfd21c69bb6e4371bd5626fd7a-e1572553751100-900x422.jpg)
Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases
By: Emily Vaughn | NPR
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Another reason not to skip the measles vaccine: A measles infection may cause lasting harm to the immune system, research finds, making patients more vulnerable to other diseases.
![New York eliminated a religious exemption to vaccine requirements Thursday in the face of the nation's worst measles outbreak in decades.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ap_19138112123757-ddf268c579cd6601558f26b85074be913517ab88-e1560526797363-900x422.jpg)
New York Ends Religious Exemptions For Required Vaccines
By: Bobby Allyn | NPR
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill passed by the Legislature Thursday, amid a “health crisis.” The measure also eliminates other nonmedical exemptions for schoolchildren.
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W.Va. Officials Plan for Measles at World Scout Jamboree
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state health officials and Boy Scout leaders say they’re preparing for the possibility that some children may bring measles to the World Scout Jamboree… Read More
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CDC Reports Largest U.S. Measles Outbreak Since Year 2000
By: Richard Gonzales I NPR
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There are 695 cases in 22 states. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the spike was “avoidable” and he called measles vaccines “among the most extensively studied medical products we have.”
![Measles cases have spiked globally after years of decline. Here, a family physician prepares a measles vaccine in Bucharest, Romania. Doctors there say that parental hesitancy about vaccines and lack of faith in state institutions have hurt immunization efforts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-948353934-3ed5d776c8f15f551260046331f73da3e7c16b6d-e1552410531564-900x422.jpg)
Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be?
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top 10 threat to global health.
![A medical worker holds a measles-rubella vaccine at a health station in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gettyimages-1035853378-740e16c9fc2b00649517c0fdeb01396116524185-e1543614923139-900x422.jpg)
Amid Spike In Measles Cases, Health Officials Warn Of ‘Losing Decades Of Progress’
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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The number of cases worldwide leaped more than 30 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the World Health Organization and the CDC. And they say the rise has roots in failures to vaccinate children.