measles

by I. Edwards edited by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Measles is now extending beyond families with young children, with outbreaks reported on college campuses and communities across the country. At least 12 people have tested positive for measles at Ave Maria University in Florida, near Naples,

by Devi Shastri edited by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Anna Hicks prepares a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Andrews County Health Department, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Annie Rice, File Measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds are in quarantine. Between Friday and Tuesday,

October 12, 20259:08 PM ET Maria Godoy Raynard Covarrubio fills a syringe with the MMR vaccine, at a vaccine clinic put on by Lubbock Public Health Department on March 1 in Lubbock, Texas. West Texas saw a measles outbreak this year. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas

by Hannah Poukish and Fernanda Galan edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Measles cases in California and the United States are climbing to levels the country hasn’t seen in years. So far in 2025, the disease has infected 1,319 people nationwide, leading to 29 outbreaks and 165 hospitalizations, according to the

by Antony Black, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from Pexels Blindness, pneumonia, severe diarrhea and even death—measles virus infections, especially in children, can have devastating consequences. Fortunately, we have a safe and effective defense. Measles vaccines are estimated to have averted more than 60 million deaths between 2000 and 2023. Yet despite