More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years
More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years
Around 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles because dozens of countries are curtailing their vaccination programs as they battle COVID-19, the United Nations warned Tuesday. Currently 24 countries, including several already dealing with large measles outbreaks, have suspended widespread vaccinations, the World Health Organization and the UN’s children’s fund UNICEF said. An additional 13 […]
117 million children face measles risk from COVID-19 response: UN
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
UNICEF asserts on the need to get vaccinated for averting the spread of this dangerous but preventable disease.
Jilly Moss's daughter Alba spent eight days in a London hospital after contracting the viral illness.
Health officials on St. Lucia island have quarantined a cruise ship anchored there after reports that a passenger had the measles.
A college student may have exposed thousands of San Francisco Bay Area commuters as well as other students at UC Berkeley to the measles after he took public transportation and went to class while infected, public health officials warned.
Unvaccinated children at risk in some overseas nations, officials say.
The number of measles cases worldwide nearly quadrupled in the first quarter of 2019 to 112,163 against the same period last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, citing provisional data.
An estimated 169 million children worldwide have missed out on getting the first dose of a measles vaccine, including more than half a million in the UK
Samoa on Thursday closed all non-essential public and private services for two days to combat a measles epidemic that has killed more than 60 people, mostly babies and children, in a battle complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement.
More than 117 million children could miss out on immunization against measles as the COVID-19 pandemic forces social distancing and piles pressure on health services, United Nations health agencies warned on Tuesday.
The US recorded 695 cases of measles in 2019, the most of any year since the disease was declared eliminated at the turn of the century, officials said Wednesday, ahead of a campaign to reinforce the message that vaccines are safe. The surge comes amid a growing global movement against inoculation,
Two of the children infected in the measles outbreak were not vaccinated because their parents did not want them to. Health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated because measles could lead to complications and even death.
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City's recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order.
A Brooklyn judge on Thursday ruled against a group of parents who challenged New York City's recently imposed mandatory measles vaccination order, rejecting their arguments that the city's public health authority exceeded its authority.
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Figure includes half a million in UK, as Unicef warns the disease could ‘spread like wildfire’
After a New York county declared a state of emergency to prevent the spread of a measles outbreak, why is the once-eliminated disease on the rise again? The UN says worldwide cases of measles jumped by more than 30 percent in 2017, and infections continued to rise last year. Just 10 countries were
Samoa on Thursday closed all non-essential public and private services for two days to combat a measles epidemic that has killed more than 60 people, mostly babies and children, in a battle complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement.
Nation lifts two-day curfew amid rise in mandatory vaccinations and arrest of ‘anti-vaxxer’
The Government of Samoa will be shutting its doors on Thursday and Friday to combat a measles outbreak that has already resulted in the death of at least 5
Samoa on Thursday closed all non-essential public and private services for two days to combat a measles epidemic that has killed more than 60 people, mostly babies and children, in a battle complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement.
The campaign to vaccinate malnourished and displaced children could save 50,000 lives in the conflict-riven region
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The measles outbreak that started in California continues to grows and 87 cases have now been documented.
Nearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local health departments. International travel, coupled with declining global vaccination rates, is probably behind this spate of cases, experts say.
Even as parents literally rally to maintain the rights to not vaccinate their kids, thousands of others are rushing to get the MMR shot in the midst of measles outbreaks.
A few days ago, a doctor told an acquaintance of mine that, in light of the ongoing measles outbreak, he would never take an infant on an airplane. As...
This year’s outbreak is on course to be the worst since measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in 2000.
Measles cases in the United States hit a 15-year high in 2011, with 90 percent of the cases traced to other countries with lower immunization rates, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines
There's no specific antiviral drug for treating measles. The CDC recommends "supportive" care, including bed rest, using a humidifier, and taking the fever reducing medicine acetaminophen (Tylenol). making sure your child is well-hydrated and giving...
U.S. health officials reported Monday that more people have contracted measles in the first three months of this year than they did in all of last year -- a viral outbreak driven by unvaccinated child
Adults in the United States who were vaccinated against measles decades ago may need a new dose depending on when they received the shot and their exposure risk, according to public health experts battling the nation’s largest outbreak since the virus was deemed eliminated in 2000.
Measles is an infection that can cause a measles rash and can be prevented by a vaccine. Find out more about the latest measles outbreak and symptoms.
Officials in Rockland County, New York are prohibiting unvaccinated children from going out in public spaces for 30 days
"This is the epicenter of a measles outbreak that is very, very troubling and must be dealt with immediately," de Blasio said. The measles virus is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications and death. All but 39 of the confirmed cases are in children.
Health officials tracked down the source of an outbreak that eventually exposed more than 3,000 people
New York is in the midst of an outbreak of measles, a childhood disease that shouldn’t really exist in the U.S. any longer. On Tuesday, NBC News reported, New York health officials said the state has seen more than 100 cases of the vaccine-preventable disease since last September—a tally not seen in decades. The majority of these cases have happened among the unvaccinated.
Answers to your questions about measles and the current outbreaks.
The CDC reports more measles cases have been documented in the first three months of 2019 than in all of 2018.
One more reason to get your child vaccinated against the disease, infection experts say
Ebola in the U.S. never was of grave concern in the medical community because of the remote likelihood that it would spread here as it has in parts of Africa. [...] the vaccine is so effective at preventing measles that the virus was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000. Not all can be protected through immunization - children under age 15 months and those with certain medical conditions can't be vaccinated against measles and need to be protected by vaccinating others so that th
Measles, an itchy, highly contagious and sometimes deadly infection, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. Even doctors began to pay the disease little mind, as it turns out.
Minnesota travelers, be alert — health officials have a message for you: be on the lookout for measles symptoms.
The United States has confirmed 695 measles cases so far this year, the highest level since the country declared it had eliminated the virus in 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden set a new daily record for COVID-19 cases, registering 11,507 cases on Dec. 30, health agency data showed on Tuesday, as a fourth wave of the virus swept across the country and put healthcare under renewed pressure. The fresh wave of COVID-19 cases, in part driven by the more contagious Omicron variant, hit Sweden later than its Nordic neighbours, but has in recent weeks resulted in a sharp rise in cases and hospitalisations. Sweden has gained international attentio
A new U.N. report lays out how much money is needed and where it should go — everything from transportation for contact tracers to cash incentives for health care workers.
The United Nations agency said that a lack of funds and low routine vaccination coverage, as well as malnutrition, were inhibiting the response to save lives and control the outbreak in the country.
U.S. “jumpstarted the global response to HIV," one expert says, and it can with Ebola.
Researchers who have managed to freeze the Ebola virus and make images of the spike it uses to infect cells said on Wednesday they hope their work may lead to a treatment or vaccine for the deadly microbe.
Reports of "zombie deer disease" are actually referring to chronic wasting disease, which the CDC says may be on the rise in certain areas of the U.S.
“It seems certain that this was caused by a super-spreader who has caused absolute mayhem through no fault of his own,” said one expert.
Passengers must take a COVID test three days before departure and book in advance for two COVID tests to be taken upon arrival in England
Progress has been made in the international effort to quell the crisis in West Africa, but there's still important work to do.
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital's infection prevention teams have improved hand washing and sanitizing compliance at the hospital to nearly 100 percent among clinical staff through accountability and educational measures. In a separate effort at UPMC Mercy Hospital, rates of a deadly infection were reduced by educating patients about hand hygiene.
Yankee manager Aaron Boone said bench coach Carlos Mendoza will coach third base and added that no players are believed to be impacted by this development. Tuesday's game remained scheduled to start on time.
There have been at least four suspected Ebola deaths in Mali after a 2-year-old died of the disease last month.
ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization declared Monday that Nigeria is free of Ebola, a rare victory in the months-long battle against the fatal...
For travelers who’ve had direct contact with Ebola patients.
Fox News’ Shep Smith won wide praise Wednesday for his straight-talk about sensationalistic media reports on Ebola. “We don't have an outbreak,” he said. “And the rest of this should stop, because it's not productive, and it's not worth ratings, and it's not worth politics, and we all need to stop it.”But one level-headed newscaster won't stop the rising panic. Since the second infected nurse from...
Senegal has closed its borders with Guinea as West Africa braces against the spread of Ebola virus disease. The World Health Organization, which says the outbreak is presenting the toughest public health challenge in four years, has not recommended any trade and travel restrictions. Spread to Senegal...
President Obama says the United States needs to help Africa contain the deadly disease.
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 18 people in northwestern Congo Republic, where the disease killed 120 earlier this year, state television said.
The rules are simple: Wash your hands and don't point the finger.
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Three people have died in Tanzania's Lindi region in recent days after contracting a mystery "nosebleed" illness.
John Hoover has taken charge at the American Embassy in the country with the highest Ebola infection rate.
China's corporations and billionaires have lagged behind in contributions to fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa despite vast economic ties to the region, the World Food Programme said on Monday.
'Ebola is defeated', says Congolese professor who discovered virus
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Control measures including lockdowns have halted the spread of the virus after less than four months
Results from separate studies by Checkmarx and ExpressVPN reveal consumers won't easily share their personal information with tracing apps due to concern for misuse.
CDC: 550,000 Could Contract Ebola Before Outbreak Contained
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BBC 5 live has been in Iraq, hearing from people who have fled from areas previously held by IS.
The humanitarian crisis is further evidence of the abysmal failure of US policy.
2017 was a brutal year for young people caught in conflict, UN agency says, citing their recruitment as fighters and bombers
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A “nutrition surveillance” app helps boost nutrition for children in some of the world’s poorest and most remote regions.
Grim warning from global agencies as ILO fears 40m jobs could be lost by 2012. Undernourished total at 1bn, says Red Cross
Raising the diet of our people from subsistence level to higher levels of nourishment by overcoming the triple deficit is the only way to improve the nutritional indicators of our population amongst children, adolescents and adults.
Nutritional supplements may decrease mortality among babies 6-24 months old by as much as 27% in low- and middle-income countries, researchers say.
While school bells are ringing again in some countries, nearly 24 million students could drop out for good next year.
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Government fears interference from foreign aid agencies could destabilise development policy in a country hit by conflict and the climate crisis – yet people are dying of malnutrition
Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause
* But statistic modelling shows that number could potentially be more than five times higher, according to UNICEF statistics specialist Claudia Cappa, who co-authored the report.
The African nation of Malawi is now using drones to try and speed up the delivery of HIV tests for infants. The initiative hopes to reduce the delays associated with land transport due to poor roads and also offset the high costs.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the country's largest armed group, ends recruitment of children as part of peace plan.
Artillery fire from government-controlled territory and airstrikes Saturday killed at least eight civilians in Syria's last rebel enclave, most of them children, and destroyed a civil defense center and a water station, rescue workers and a war monitor said. The regional director of the United Nations children's agency UNICEF called it the worst violence since a cease-fire was reached in March last year. “This is just tragic," said Ted Chaiban, UNICEF regional director.
War, poverty and diseases such as AIDS are adding to mental health problems in poorer countries, which are generally ill-equipped to respond to depression, schizophrenia and other such ailments, according to health officials.
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central...
"This famine is not a natural disaster. It is not a flaw. It is not an earthquake. It is entirely man-made," said Josep Borrell, the E.U.'s foreign affairs chief.
The U.N. children’s agency said Friday the number of cases of child abuse and exploitation it has handled in Lebanon has nearly doubled in the past year amid the Mideast country’s economic meltdown. Lebanese are under enormous pressure as their country struggles with an unprecedented economic crisis, the worst in its history, with inflation and unemployment soaring and more than 80% percent of its population plunged into poverty. “I think it is not acceptable and it is pre
UNICEF is working to reunite children separated from their families and assist those left homeless and without essential services.
A pair of new studies offers further evidence that the bugs in our gut may play a crucial role in our overall health.
Nov. 22—A Riverside mother and father were sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in connection to their two young children being hospitalized for malnutrition early this year. Maleah Henry-Reed, 21, and Dustin William Shade, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering children on Tuesday, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. Two additional counts of endangering ...
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Nov. 22—A Riverside mother and father were sentenced to probation after pleading guilty in connection to their two young children being hospitalized for malnutrition early this year. Maleah Henry-Reed, 21, and Dustin William Shade, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering children on Tuesday, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. Two additional counts of endangering ...
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