Tag: Measles
Measles is one of the deadliest and most contagious infectious diseases...
David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
“You don’t count your children until the measles has passed.” Dr....
Medicine is an imperfect science – but you can still trust...
Venktesh Ramnath, University of California San Diego
The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers...
Conspiracy theories and fear of needles contribute to vaccine hesitancy for...
Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University and Matt Motta, Oklahoma State University
Over 1,160 cases of measles have been confirmed in the U.S. in 2019....
3 moral reasons why parents need to get their children vaccinated...
Joel Michael Reynolds, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The U.S. hit a terrible and entirely preventable milestone this week: Measles cases are at a 25-year high....
If my measles shot was years ago, am I still protected?...
Eyal Amiel, University of Vermont
As the measles outbreaks spread, many people are growing concerned. New York City declared a public health emergency and mandated...
Measles outbreaks show legal challenges of balancing personal rights and public...
Katherine Drabiak, University of South Florida
The measles outbreaks continue to spread, with New York City declaring a public health emergency and requiring people in...
Anti-vaxxers appear to be losing ground in the online vaccine debate
Filippo Menczer, Indiana University and Pik-Mai Hui, Indiana University
As measles outbreaks spread across the U.S., our new look at how information about vaccine safety...
Measles: Why it’s so deadly, and why vaccination is so vital
Paul Duprex, University of Pittsburgh
On the darkest day of 2018, the winter solstice, we at the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of...
EXPLORING NATURE
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...
Christopher Palma, Penn State
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter...
