Measles
Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles
The Health Ministry has been working with the hospital to identify and contact any affected families to provide preventive care and check their immunization status.
Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says
Measles outbreak at Texas ICE facility leads to full quarantine
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.
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.
