Physicians say a measles inoculation rate of roughly 95% achieves herd immunity. Pike and Wayne fall short by some of Pa.'s ...
Across Pennsylvania, 94% of kindergartners had received 2 or more doses of the measles vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, ...
Lubbock saw its first case of measles after 21 years, prompting health officials to advocate for the vaccine and safety. Here ...
The rate of children who last year were opted out of the childhood vaccinations required to attend school in Pennsylvania ...
Preventing the resurgence of measles and other childhood illnesses, like polio, requires nearly universal vaccinations, which isn’t the case in Pennsylvania. During the 2019-2020 school year ...
While just under 95% of school-aged children are vaccinated against preventable diseases, the rate has been slipping for ...
(NEXSTAR) — Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned clinicians to remain alert for measles cases after nearly two dozen were confirmed in the U.S. between early December ...
Kindergarten vaccination rates for four out of five required vaccines decreased below 95%, according to the PA Department of ...
Measles is a highly contagious but vaccine ... with the mucus or saliva of an infected person, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Symptoms typically appear one to three weeks ...
Bills to limit mandatory vaccines for childhood illnesses such as measles and polio have surfaced in more than 15 states, buoyed by President Trump’s health secretary nominee.