Measles
New York declares first US measles disaster emergency since 2025 surge
The state expanded the pool of health professionals allowed to administer measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines as cases rise in rural communities.
Bill Gates: Anti-vaccine attitudes in rich countries makes herd immunity for measles impossible
Michigan announces measles outbreak after three linked cases reported
Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles
Tel Aviv court orders mother to vaccinate her children
The court decided in favor of the father, who filed the lawsuit, ordering the mother to vaccinate her children within 14 days or risk legal recourse by the State.
U.S. records no new measles cases for first week since outbreak began
The current outbreak of measles is the worst to hit the country since 1992.
NYC measles outbreak in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods declared over
The order required residents of those neighborhoods to be vaccinated or pay fines of up to $1,000.
Myths and facts about vaccines, measles and religion in Israel
The ‘Magazine’ interviews professionals on measles cases in the Orthodox community and discovers that ideology is not the reason for the outbreak.
After measles outbreak, 350 Hasidic children in Montreal get vaccinated
After five cases of the diseases emerged in the Tosh community in Boisbriand, the public health authority set up two temporary clinics in the area.
El Al flight attendant dies after contracting measles on flight
Tests revealed that she had been vaccinated with only one shot against measles instead of the recommended two vaccines, media reports say.
New York's religious exemption vaccination law face challenges in court
The lawsuit, filed by fifty-five families, is attempting to seek class-action status, claiming the law is "unconstitutional and violates religious freedom."
Expert committee suggests new methodology in combating measles
The first dose of the MMR vaccine is normally administered to children around the age of one and the second dose between the ages of four and six.
Measles reported on El Al flight to Thailand
It is vital that those who are not vaccinated will contact their local health provider and get the needed shots within 6 days from the flight date.
New York City closes 10th Jewish school for violating vaccine order
Orthodox authorities have urged their communities to vaccinate, and advocates of the communities claim that Orthodox vaccination rates in Brooklyn are high.