Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 16
#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/
https://archive.ph/b9DqZ
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.

The Washington Post
ellisjohnNov 20
Three countries. Three measles outbreaks. One cause.
#Publichealth #Vaccinationrates
https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-measles-elimination-status-canada-mexico-rcna244886
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.

MS NOW
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseApr 10, 2025

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/

Houston Public MediaMar 14, 2025

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/

#HealthScience #Healthcare #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #COVIDVaccines #COVID19 #KUT #TexasChildrenSHospitalHouston #VaccinationRates #Vaccines

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.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaMar 7, 2025

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/

#Education #EducationNews #HealthScience #Houston #Local #News #HoustonSchools #Measles #PrivateSchools #SchoolVaccines #TexasSchools #VaccinationRates

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.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaFeb 26, 2025

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/26/514826/an-unvaccinated-child-has-died-in-the-texas-measles-outbreak-thats-infected-more-than-120-people/

#HealthScience #News #PublicSafety #Texas #Measles #MeaslesDeath #MeaslesOutbreak #TexasMeaslesOutbreak #VaccinationRates #WestTexas

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
Houston Public MediaFeb 25, 2025

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/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Healthcare #Houston #HoustonMatters #Local #MedicineWellness #News #Texas #Measles #MeaslesOutbreak #VaccinationRates #Vaccine

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.

Houston Public Media
journalistFeb 14, 2025

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

#PublicHealth #MeaslesOutbreak #VaccinationRates #TexasHealth

AuscandocMay 23, 2024
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.”
Phys.orgMar 6, 2023

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-electronic-messages-shown-influenza-vaccination.html
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RT by @physorg_com: Electronic messages shown to improve influenza #vaccinationrates in nationwide Danish study @brighamwomens @TheLancet https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140673623003495 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-electronic-messages-shown-influenza-vaccination.html

Electronic messages shown to improve influenza vaccination rates in nationwide Danish study

Approximately one billion people are infected with influenza around the world each year, with more than half a million deaths estimated to result from the disease. Despite the disease's potential severity, especially among older populations and those with cardiometabolic risk factors, approximately 30 percent of U.S. adults over age 65 were not vaccinated during the 2019-2020 flu season.

Medical Xpress