Measles
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.
Health Ministry urges vaccines after unvaccinated 17-year-old dies of measles
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
Prominent Orthodox school: no more religious exemptions from vaccines
The school's two principals say that Jewish law obligates vaccination rather than prohibiting it.
How hotels hosting Passover travelers are dealing with measles
Stay home, immunize or stay away from public areas for the length of your hotel stay?
Maryland reports third case of measles
The recent outbreak of Measles follows a person visiting the US from Israel.
39 measles cases in Detroit area linked to haredi traveler
The Israeli had visited synagogues, businesses and yeshivas before the Purim holiday after arriving from New York, where there is a measles outbreak in some Orthodox Jewish communities.
Bus driver refuses to stop for haredi Brooklyn man over measles outbreak
“The measles outbreak should not be used as an excuse for antisemitism,” the group said in a tweet.
Measles feared in maternity ward after infected father visits newborn
The father had no idea he received only one inoculation as a child. Authorities are warning those born between 1957 through 1977 to double check if they are properly vaccinated.
Bus driver refuses to stop for haredi man in NY over measles outbreak
The man said that the bus driver drove past the stop in the largely Orthodox-populated neighborhood of Williamsburg last week but that he caught up with it after it got stuck in traffic.
Parents oppose mandatory measles vaccines in Jewish NYC neighborhood
According to the estimations of the city, about 1,800 children were not immunized as of December.
NYC mayor declares emergency after Haredi measles outbreak in Brooklyn
New York yeshivas have violated Department of Health orders to keep out infected students multiple times since the outbreak began.
Israel’s measles outbreak began in Uman, Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Jews gather in the central Ukrainian city each year on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, near what many believe is the burial site of Rabbi Nachman, an 18th-century luminary.
