Measles
Eleven-month-old baby becomes 13th victim of Israel's measles outbreak
The Health Ministry reiterated that children should receive two MMR doses, at age one and again at age six. In outbreak zones, the second dose has been moved to 18 months.
Police arrest man accused of impersonating healthcare professional, selling false measles cure
Petah Tikva declared 'red city' for measles outbreak, six-month-old children to be vaccinated
Professor Michael Edelstein: Measles outbreak and the trust gap in vaccines
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.
Second case of measles discovered at Jerusalem neighborhood school
One third grader and one first grader were reported to have caught the disease.
U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high -officials
The vast majority of cases have occurred in children who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which confers immunity to the disease, officials said.
Measles outbreak in children’s theater show in Haifa
The show, written and directed by Yair Shafira, tells the story of a young boy who travels to an island in which a wizard has the answers to all questions.
Trump urges Americans to get measles vaccine
"They have to get their shots," Trump told reporters at the White House.
U.S. measles outbreak triggers quarantine at two Los Angeles universities
California has confirmed 38 cases, state health officials have said.
New York City tickets 12 people for defying measles vaccination order
The city's outbreak of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly virus began last October and has been largely confined to children in Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn.
Measles outbreaks strike NY, Israel Orthodox Jewish communities
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported the highest number of cases of measles in decades, with 229,068 in 2018.
U.S. records highest amount of measles cases in a single week
More than half the cases recorded this year occurred in New York City, primarily in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.