A 1990 Measles Outbreak Shows How the Disease Can Roar Back

To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a high death rate in Philadelphia.

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The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, Officials Say

The larger outbreak, which spread to New Mexico and Oklahoma, is still ongoing.

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Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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CDC Says Childhood Vaccination Rates Have Dropped Again

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

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Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency

Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles infections are surging.

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Schumer Urges RFK Jr. to Declare Public Health Emergency Over Measles

Senator Chuck Schumer urged the health secretary to declare an emergency to keep other regions from experiencing the “nightmare” seen in Texas.

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What to Know About Measles When Traveling

Summer travel raises fears that the highly infectious virus will spread. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.

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C.D.C. Vaccine Meeting: What to Watch For

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.

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‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of belief.

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How a Purge at One Obscure Panel Could Disrupt Vaccinations

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll back vaccine recommendations.

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