Measles MAPPED: Deadly disease takes hold across the UK – full list of hotspots

A new map revealed the parts of England where the deadly Victorian-era disease measles is making a comeback, after the…
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#US #vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your #school stands.
Rocked by pandemic politics, the nation’s shield against infectious disease is shrinking.
Before the pandemic, roughly half of counties had #kindergarten #vaccinationrates high enough to prevent #measles #outbreaks.
After, many lost ground, leaving only about a quarter of the counties with #herdimmunity in kindergartners.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2025/measles-vaccine-schools-outbreaks-public-health/
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As U.S. vaccination rates fall, see how your school compares

Take a look to see what the kindergarten measles vaccination rates are in your area.

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Three countries. Three measles outbreaks. One cause.

Measles is our most contagious disease, moving through human populations with an efficiency that flu, Covid and polio can only dream of.

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Illinois Department of Public Health: IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks. “…the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has unveiled a new data dashboard to help school officials and members of the public assess the potential severity of any outbreaks of measles, should one occur in Illinois. The new […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/10/illinois-department-of-public-health-idph-rolls-out-new-measles-simulator-dashboard-to-empower-school-officials-to-protect-students-and-staff-from-outbreaks/

Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and Texas lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/14/516024/five-years-into-covid-more-texans-are-avoiding-vaccines-for-everything/

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Five years into COVID, more Texans are avoiding vaccines – for everything

Vaccine hesitancy was rising even before COVID-19 emerged – but the pandemic exacerbated the trend. More kindergartners are opting out of school vaccine requirements, and state lawmakers are trying to make it even easier to do so.

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A few small private schools in the Houston area are among the Texas institutions with the lowest measles vaccination rates, according to data compiled by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/07/515397/some-houston-area-private-schools-among-texas-campuses-with-lowest-measles-vaccination-rates/

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Some Houston-area private schools among Texas campuses with lowest measles vaccination rates

Nearly 160 measles cases have been reported in West Texas this year, with 22 of those people requiring hospitalization and an unvaccinated child dying in late February. There have been two unrelated measles cases in Houston.

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An unvaccinated child has died in the Texas measles outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people

It's the first death from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

Houston Public Media

Almost five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Houston's annual rodeo. Now, as vaccination rates have since declined in the region and across the state, a measles outbreak is budding in Texas as this year’s rodeo is set to start.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/25/514727/west-texas-measles-outbreak-grows-as-vaccine-rates-in-harris-county-statewide-dip/

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Texas measles outbreak grows amid declining vaccination rates in Houston area, statewide

Harris County Public Health’s Dr. Ericka Brown says vaccines are the most effective way to prevent the spread of measles. The rate of kindergarteners receiving the MMR vaccine has dipped since the 2018-19 school year both in the Houston area and statewide.

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Measles Crisis in Texas: A Call to Action for Public Health Professionals

The recent measles outbreak in Texas highlights the critical importance of vaccination rates and public health strategies. With 24 reported cases in West Texas, it's clear that we face a significant challenge.

Key insights:
• 285 measles cases reported in the US in 2022
• 93% effective against measles after one dose

https://journaland.blogspot.com/2025/02/breaking-down-measles-crisis-in-texas.html

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Individual Empowerment, Institutional Confidence, and #VaccinationRates https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00031224231162869 “Drawing on existing research on vaccine hesitancy and recent developments in world society theory, we link cross-national variation in vaccination rates to two global cultural processes: the dramatic empowerment of individuals and declining confidence in liberal institutions. Both processes..emerged endogenously in liberal world culture, instigated by the #neoliberal turn of the 1980s and 1990s.”