Coronavirus
Will COVID-19 Lead to the Global Resurgence of Other Deadly Diseases?
Major vaccination campaigns targeting polio, measles, cholera, meningitis and other diseases have been postponed. Keep Reading
Deaths from Democratic Republic of the Congo Measles Outbreak Top 6,000
“We are doing our utmost to bring this epidemic under control. Yet to be truly successful we must ensure that no child faces the unnecessary risk of death from a disease that is easily preventable by a vaccine." Keep Reading
Nine Health Threats that Made Headlines in 2019: A CDC Review
From an outbreak of mysterious lung-injury deaths to America’s near loss of measles elimination status, the beginning of the end of the U.S. HIV epidemic to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Keep Reading
Samoa Arrests Vaccination Critic Amid Deadly Measles Crisis
The outbreak - which has killed at least 63 people, mostly young children, since October - is in part blamed on people spreading false information, claiming vaccinations are dangerous. Keep Reading
Public Health Officials Worry ‘Measles May Regain Foothold in U.S’; Anti-Vaxxer Groups Targeted Vulnerable Populations
According to the CDC, some of the recent measles outbreaks were in part caused by targeted campaigns spreading misinformation. Keep Reading
CDC Reports More Measles Cases in First Quarter Than in All of 2018
Outbreaks have been identified in Rockland County, N.Y., New York City, Washington state, New Jersey, Santa Cruz County, Calif., and Butte County, Calif. Keep Reading
Here’s What to Do to Protect Yourself from Anti-Vaxxers and the Revival of Measles, Polio, and Other Things That Can Kill Your Children
Fighting a dangerous mix of educated and misguided who place their own “opinions” above peer-reviewed and proven science, medical advice, and common goodness. Keep Reading