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
Health Ministry warns of measles on flight from Israel to UK
A patient with measles boarded EasyJet Flight 2084, which left Ben-Gurion Airport at 3.15 p.m. and arrived at Luton Airport in London at 7.30 p.m.
Health Ministry warns of possible measles exposure in Bat Yam, Haifa
Israel has seen some 4,000 cases of measles since the measles outbreak started in the country in March 2018.
Health ministry warns of measles exposures in Tel Aviv
People who were in five specific locations in Tel Aviv over the weekend, who are not vaccinated, should contact their local health bureau.
NYC Uber driver calls Hasidic passenger ‘one of those f***ing measles people’
The woman also submitted a formal complaint via the Uber app. She told Vosizneis that she, her husband and her children are all vaccinated.
535 cases of measles reported in New York
The measles count across the United States is now sitting at 880 cases with its epicenter in New York still being in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
170 treated at Meron Lag Ba'Omer event, fake measles rumor spreads
A rumor of a measles outbreak at the organization's clinic in Meron spread on Wednesday.
Three Ladies- Three Lattes: Measles malady
I’ve heard people at work blaming the Jews for spreading disease; it feels medieval to me.
Health Ministry to take legal action against anti-vaccination doctors
The decision comes as the Health Ministry continues the fight against a large measles outbreak. 4,100 cases of measles have been recorded in Israel since March 2018.
Free measles vaccines to be available in NY haredi neighborhoods
The haredi umbrella group Agudath Israel of America organized the service, which follows a measles outbreak linked in part to haredi Orthodox neighborhoods in New York and elsewhere.
WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year
The death toll among 34,300 cases reported across 42 countries in the WHO's European region reached 13.
