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New back-to-school warning as whooping cough cases rise
NBC News· 2025-08-03 23:55
Cases of whooping cough spreading across the US, especially the Carolinas. And it's coming at a concerning time as millions of kids head back to classrooms. It can be a very severe disease.It's technically called pertasus and it's a bacterial infection causing severe coughing. My hospital, we had no cases in 2023, 13 in 2024, and already this year, and we're only halfway through the year, we've had 27. More than six times as many whooping cough cases were reported last year compared to 2023 according to the ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-31 20:26
The number of kindergarteners in the US starting school without being fully vaccinated continues to rise, as families are increasingly getting exemptions to what was once a rite of passage for students. https://t.co/31bmm5SLLm ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-15 00:12
Childhood vaccination rates are below pre-pandemic levels in Europe and Central Asia, according to the latest WHO and UNICEF data https://t.co/tzDRCj1nKz ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-10 22:05
Measles cases in the US have surged amid declining vaccination rates. Here's what to know https://t.co/AXsMSh4wPP ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-07-10 21:30
Measles cases in the US have surged amid declining vaccination rates. Here's what to know https://t.co/fDueSp2MqT ...
Measles cases hit highest point in U.S. since 2000
NBC News· 2025-07-09 11:14
Public Health Crisis - Measles cases are at their highest since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000 [1] - The resurgence is directly linked to a lack of vaccinations [1] - Measles spreads rapidly within communities, more contagious than COVID [3] Vaccination Rates and Skepticism - Vaccine skepticism, especially since the pandemic, is a major contributing factor [2] - Vaccination rates have decreased from approximately 95% before the pandemic to 93% after [2] - A 2% decrease in vaccination rates significantly increases the risk of measles outbreaks [3] Health Risks - Measles can cause both acute and long-term health issues [3] - Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) can occur 7-10 years later, especially in children under two, leading to debilitating neurological problems [4] - Measles can result in lifelong health consequences for those infected [4]