Anti-vaccination crisis
Michigan announces measles outbreak after three linked cases reported
The department said the first Michigan measles case was tied to travel to Florida, and the additional linked cases show how quickly the virus can spread among people who are not immune.
Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles
Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started
Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure
Antisemitism rising in anti-vaxxer movement, UK study finds
The study analyzed 27 of the leading anti-vaccination groups present on Facebook and Twitter, with 79% of them having content that was deemed antisemitic.
Two babies hospitalized with rare meningitis after parents refuse vaccine
"What we went through was hell, one of the worst things I went through in my life: to know that my daughter was in danger of dying," the father of one of the babies told Channel 12.
No coronavirus vaccine can inoculate against anti-vaxxers
As the world ails, the movement against vaccinations is alive and well.
New Technion study identifies factors used when trusting vaccine info
The World Health Organization considers vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or outright refusal to use vaccines despite how readily available they are – as one of the top 10 global health threats.
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.
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.
Germany makes measles vaccine compulsory for all children
Cases of measles in the past few years have tripled in Germany, with almost 1000 cases and one child dying in 2017 alone.
76% of Israelis think vaccines are safe, global study reveals
The study by London-based research charity The Wellcome Trust interviewed more than 140,000 people in over 140 countries.
Here’s what we know about Orthodox vaccination rates
Statistics show, in one area, immunization rates are significantly below the 96 percent goal set by the state Health Department.