National NY Suburb Declares Measles Emergency, Bars Unvaccinated Minors From Public Places Rockland County declared a state of emergency after more than 150 people contracted the virus in recent months. Matthew S. Schwartz
National Measles Is Spiking Around The Globe. How Worried Should We Be? There are outbreaks in rich countries and poor countries, from the United States to Madagascar. And the World Health Organization says vaccine hesitancy is a top ten threat to global health. Laurel Wamsley
National States Move To Restrict Parents' Refusal To Vaccinate Their Kids In the wake of several big measles outbreaks this winter, there's a movement among eight states hardest hit to make it more difficult for people to claim nonreligious exemptions to vaccine laws. Patti Neighmond
Health Medical Anthropologist Explores 'Vaccine Hesitancy' Families learn to be skeptical about vaccines in communities where incomplete vaccination is the norm. A researcher into the phenomenon found that people are ready to listen, if they're heard, too. Mara Gordon
Health Washington State Officials Declare State Of Emergency As Measles Outbreak Continues As of Monday, public health authorities reported 36 cases, most affecting children under the age of 10. Most of those with the highly contagious disease had not been vaccinated. Vanessa Romo Patti Neighmond
