Your questions on measles, symptoms and the MMR vaccine, answered by experts
A recent outbreak of measles is prompting questions about the life-threatening disease and how to prevent it. Here's what to ...
Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
Vaccination provides long-lasting 97% protection against measles infection. Most people who have been vaccinated do not need ...
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When your child can get the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine
The MMR vaccine protects your child against three viruses: measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles). The MMRV is the same ...
MMR vaccine: What does it protect against other than measles?
The vaccine is the only way to prevent measles, but it also prevents other illnesses. The other “M” stands for mumps, and the ...
Vaccine misinformation rife amid US measles outbreak
Amid one of the largest measles outbreaks in the United States in nearly a decade, anti-vaccine activists are promoting false ...
Measles vaccines given long ago could be less effective now, doctors say
For those who were vaccinated for measles many decades ago, there’s a chance the protection has worn off by now. Here's how ...
Feds to send 2,000 measles, mumps, rubella vaccines to Texas, Kennedy says
The death, reported on Wednesday, was the first U.S. fatality from measles in a decade. Government data showed a growing ...
Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them.
Start with your health-care provider, parents or caregiver to find out about your childhood vaccinations. And learn which ...
United pharmacies to offer measles vaccine
The United Family pharmacies will be offering the MMR vaccine to protect against measles to local Texas communities. Here is ...
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 ...