May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
MEASLES IS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS
If one person has measles, 9 out of 10 people of all ages around him or her will also become infected if they are not protected.
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CDC: U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high
“The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a 25-year peak, propelled by the spread of misinformation about the vaccine that can prevent the disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 704 cases as of April 26. The vast majority of cases have occurred in children who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which confers immunity to the disease, officials said. “The suffering we are seeing today is completely avoidable,” stated U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
Nearly 5,000 students get shots at Temple University amid mumps outbreak
The city health department said the number of confirmed and probable cases of mumps at the school reached 108. Nearly 5,000 students and faculty members have taken advantage of free vaccine booster shots, with more than 2,500 people given shots during the second clinic offering the MMR vaccine, according to city health officials. The first clinic at the school saw more than 2,200 people.
