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Following several measles outbreaks this winter, there is a movement among some states to make it more difficult for people to claim nonmedical exemptions to vaccine laws.
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Many people consider measles to be a quaint disease from the past. But it still kills over 100,000 children a year and can cause severe complications such as permanent hearing loss.
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As of Monday, public health authorities reported 36 cases, most affecting children under the age of 10. Most of those with the highly contagious disease had not been vaccinated.
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The number of cases worldwide leaped more than 30 percent from 2016 to 2017, according to the World Health Organization and the CDC. And they say the rise has roots in failures to vaccinate children.
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The Centers for Disease Control says more Ohio kids are getting the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on time. Nearly 96 percent of children between 19…
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The U.S. Surgeon General is urging central Ohio parents to vaccinate their kids. Vivek Murthy stopped in Columbus yesterday to meet with health officials…
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Ohio is tied with Colorado and West Virginia for the lowest measles vaccination rate in the country. The Trust for America's Health says 86-percent of…
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With the recent breakout of measles and mumps, medical groups in Ohio are ramping up efforts to encourage immunizations. That goal requires a delicate…
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Health officials say the central Ohio mumps outbreak that resulted in nearly 500 cases of the contagious viral illness has ended. Columbus Public Health…
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State health officials say the measles outbreak that helped push the number of cases to a two-decade high appears to have ended. 377 confirmed cases have…