U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier discusses vaccine hesitation consequences as King County records first measles case King County has recorded Washington state's first measles case of the year. Measles is extremely contagious for those who aren't vaccinated. Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 9 mins
CDC warns that measles spike poses a 'renewed threat' to the disease's elimination So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low. Juliana Kim
Florida's response to measles outbreak troubles public health experts The state has at least 10 cases of the illness to date but the state's surgeon general has not called for vaccinations or quarantining of exposed kids. This goes against science-based measures. Pien Huang
More Washington kids get the measles vaccine, thanks to a rule change More school kids in Washington state have been getting vaccinated against measles. That’s because, after measles outbreaks in 2019 — including a major one in the Portland/Vancouver area — legislators tightened who could opt out of the shots. Eilís O'Neill Play AudioListen 2 mins
Virtually ouch-free: Promising early data on a measles vaccine delivered via sticker Vaccine experts are excited about new clinical trial results for a device that delivers measles vaccine via a "microarray" patch — no syringe needed. Fran Kritz
Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations COVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out. Rhitu Chatterjee Play AudioListen 4 mins
Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In Washington State Draws On Lessons From Measles In Washington, the local health care system is on high alert after the first case of Wuhan coronavirus was confirmed there last week. But it knows how to respond, thanks to recent measles outbreaks. Will Stone
Samoa Arrests Anti-Vaccination Activist As Measles Death Toll Rises Government officials say anti-vaccination advocates have complicated their efforts to turn the tide on an epidemic that has killed at least 63 people, most of them children. Merrit Kennedy
Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they're even worse The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak. Jason Beaubien
One-tenth of Seattle students could be kept home for missing vaccination records Seattle Public Schools said it is missing immunization records for about one in ten students. The district sent letters to about 5,700 students’ families Oct. 28th notifying them that they will be barred from school beginning Jan. 8th if they still lack proof of the required immunizations, exemptions, or evidence that they are in the process of getting vaccinated. Ann Dornfeld Play AudioListen 2 mins
