Amid a measles outbreak in Minnesota, health officials are urging parents to get their children's second MMR vaccination ...

A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year, leaving more than 125,000 ...

The purpose of vaccinating children was originally to stop dangerous diseases that spread easily and quickly in a school room ...

Lowered vaccination rates as more families opt out of required immunizations increases chance of preventable outbreaks, ...

The decline among kindergartners in Minneapolis Public Schools, however, has been much steeper. While MPS vaccination rates ...

People born before 1957 do not need to get the measles vaccine because they were likely infected naturally and are presumed to be protected against measles, mumps, and rubella. Those who get infected ...

School and university starters could be at risk as immunity drops below WHO recommended levels - Experts have expressed ...

Rubella, which primarily spreads through respiratory ... Health officials said additional symptoms may include nausea, a sore throat, red eyes, loss of appetite and swollen lymph nodes in the ...

Health experts have linked the rise in cases to a decrease in the number of people getting the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella ... If you or your child show symptoms of measles here is what you ...

Over time, modern medicine has eradicated some of the most devastating diseases in the U.S., like smallpox, polio, rubella, malaria ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes this disease, which has ...

Mensah  Takoradi, Sept.30- GNA-The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Regional Coordinating Council has embarked on a Measles Rubella and Vitamin A supplementation campaign.