At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a cough, a rash, pink eye, and cold symptoms. The boys sat in one waiting room and then another. Two hours and 20 minutes passed before the two were isolated, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…
In 2025, United States recorded the most measles cases in more than 30 years, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. A large share of the infections were connected to an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children. The total number of cases nationwide topped 2.000 by the end of the…
Declining vaccine rates fuel measles outbreak in South Carolina – CBS News Watch CBS News Declining vaccination rates are fueling another measles outbreak — this time in South Carolina. Dozens of unvaccinated students are now under a 21-day quarantine as health officials race to contain the spread. Cristian Benavides reports. Source link
At least 153 unvaccinated students exposed to measles in South Carolina schools are quarantining, according to local health officials. In a media briefing on Thursday, officials confirmed these students were exposed contacts without immunity, leaving them to be excluded from school until the period of potential disease transmission has ended. The schools, Spartanburg County’s Global Academy…
The significance of calls to split up the MMR vaccine into separate shots – CBS News Watch CBS News Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill is calling for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be split into three separate shots. It comes as the CDC approves new guidelines for updated COVID vaccines. Dr. Celine Gounder…
As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows. The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured…
The Texas measles outbreak is over, according to state health officials. The Texas Department of State Health Services declared in a news release Monday the end of this year’s measles outbreak centered in West Texas, after more than 42 days passed since any new reported case in counties with previous evidence of ongoing transmission. “DSHS will continue…
As kids head back to school, federal health officials are emphasizing the importance of getting routine vaccinations against diseases like measles. Over 200 cases of measles have been reported this year in more than two dozen states and Washington, D.C., which is more than triple the number of cases reported last year. Most are in children under 5…
United States kindergarten vaccination rates decreased last year while exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to new federal data. The data, posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website Thursday, showed vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the 2024 to 2025 school year decreased for all reported vaccines from the year before. According…
A drop in tourism to the U.S. is already costing the country billions, but a fee implemented in President Donald Trump’s signature spending bill could keep away even more visitors. The bill institutes a $250 “visa integrity fee” starting in 2026 for non-immigrant U.S. visas, which include tourist, student and work visas. The added cost…