‘Well, America I Hope You Like Measles’
CNN host Jake Tapper said Thursday on “The Read” that America will love measles in response to President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. He quipped that he was looking forward to it. Mr. Tapper asked, “Representative Kinzinger, is your expectation that everyone will be approved, […]
Measles cases in US triple last year’s total — NYC saw 11 cases in 2024
Alarming new data reveals that the number of measles cases recorded in the US this year is already three times higher than the 2023 total. There were 188 reported measles cases in 26 states and Washington, DC, including one in upstate New York and 11 in New York City. The Centers for Disease Control and […]
Measles cases surge to over triple last year with five months still to go
The measles infection rate in the United States in 2024 is more than three times higher than in 2023, even though there is still nearly halfway through the year. There have been 188 reported cases of measles in the United States this year, according to statistics updated Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control. This […]
Two Brooklyn migrant shelter residents test positive for measles
Two people living at a migrant shelter in Brooklyn have tested positive for measles, bringing the city’s total number of cases this year to 11. The massive shelter, which opened last summer at 47 Hall St., reportedly houses more than 3,000 adult migrant residents, and health officials are racing to determine who else may have […]
Measles Case Confirmed in Traveler After Returning from Europe, Washington Health Officials Say
Washington state health officials are warning the public after a case of contagious measles was confirmed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in an adult traveler returning from Europe. Seattle and King County Public Health Notified On May 30, tests were conducted on people who had passed through the airport on May 10 and 11 while infectious. […]
Arizona native was likely infected with measles while on a trip to Europe as cases rise across the U.S.
Public health officials in Seattle and King County issued the warning after a case of measles was reported in an adult returning from Europe, who is believed to have traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Fox News Digital. The infections were confirmed after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of U.S. […]
Seattle health officials warn of measles case at Seattle International Airport
The Seattle-King County Public Health Department issued the alert after being notified that an adult with confirmed contagious measles had traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after traveling to Europe. The infections were confirmed after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning to public health officials. Measles cases in the United States […]
Calls for vaccinating migrants grow amid TB and measles outbreaks in US
EXCLUSIVE — The Biden administration is no longer vaccinating migrants in custody at the southern border ahead of their release into the United States, according to the federal agency and a vaccine provider contracted by the U.S. government. The federal government rolled back its flu and COVID-19 vaccination operation for migrants who come across the […]
84% of Chicago’s Measles Cases Traced to Venezuelan Migrants
A Centers for Disease Control report says 84% of recent measles cases in Chicago are linked to a wave of illegal immigrants from Venezuela. The report found that 84% of the identified cases were unvaccinated and potentially infectious undocumented immigrants from Venezuela. tracked According to reports, the virus was contracted by an immigrant boy who […]
Georgia health officials link third measles case to unvaccinated international traveler
The Georgia Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed a third case of measles in an unvaccinated international traveler. Officials said the individual was traveling with an international group of students and does not live in the United States. The person is in isolation and receiving treatment at a local hospital, police said. “DPH is […]