Yes, the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is safe and highly effective in preventing measles infection and severe cases of the disease. The first shot is recommended for children between ...

In the 2023–2024 school year, more than three-quarters of states had kindergartener MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination coverage rates below the CDC's Healthy People target of 95%.

Los Angeles Cedars Sinai said in a statement in February 2024 that 61 million fewer doses of the measles vaccine were distributed nationwide from 2020 to 2022. Before the MMR vaccination ...

A measles outbreak in west Texas has increased to 48 cases, according to the Department of State Health Services. A measles outbreak in rural West Texas grew to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight ...

The Alabama Department of Public Health advises parents of unvaccinated children and unvaccinated adults to get the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine to prevent the virus from plaguing the state.

Texas is currently grappling with its worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years, with 48 confirmed cases reported so far. Health officials are concerned that the number could rise further as the ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has set a goal that at least 95% of children in kindergarten will have gotten two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, a threshold ...

Measles vaccination rates in many states, including Arizona, have fallen below what is necessary to protect people. Will Robert Kennedy Jr. tout his skepticism of vaccines or use them to fight ...