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Measles Outbreak Threatens North America's Elimination Status
A 4.5-fold increase in measles cases across North and South America in 2024 threatens the region's elimination status, with over 97% of cases in the U.S. and Canada, driven by low vaccination rates, increased travel, and the masking effect of dengue fever; Texas and Canada are experiencing significa...
Measles Outbreak Threatens North America's Elimination Status
A 4.5-fold increase in measles cases across North and South America in 2024 threatens the region's elimination status, with over 97% of cases in the U.S. and Canada, driven by low vaccination rates, increased travel, and the masking effect of dengue fever; Texas and Canada are experiencing significa...
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36% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in one death, 20 hospitalizations, and underscoring the impact of declining MMR vaccination rates nationwide.
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in one death, 20 hospitalizations, and underscoring the impact of declining MMR vaccination rates nationwide.
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40% Bias Score
Kennedy Endorses Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for vaccine skepticism, endorsed the measles vaccine amid a Texas outbreak causing 146 cases and one death since January, impacting a Mennonite community and highlighting the importance of community immunity.
Kennedy Endorses Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., known for vaccine skepticism, endorsed the measles vaccine amid a Texas outbreak causing 146 cases and one death since January, impacting a Mennonite community and highlighting the importance of community immunity.
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40% Bias Score
Declining US Vaccination Rates Fuel Resurgence of Preventable Diseases
A measles outbreak in West Texas highlights a broader decline in childhood vaccination rates across the US, leading to a resurgence of preventable diseases like whooping cough (over 35,000 cases in 2022, 10 deaths), and potentially polio, with experts warning of future outbreaks of other illnesses u...
Declining US Vaccination Rates Fuel Resurgence of Preventable Diseases
A measles outbreak in West Texas highlights a broader decline in childhood vaccination rates across the US, leading to a resurgence of preventable diseases like whooping cough (over 35,000 cases in 2022, 10 deaths), and potentially polio, with experts warning of future outbreaks of other illnesses u...
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40% Bias Score
West Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads, One Death Reported
A measles outbreak in West Texas, originating in Gaines County in late January, has infected 146 people, hospitalized 20, and caused one death; the virus may be spreading to Central Texas and New Mexico, prompting health officials to offer free testing and vaccination while monitoring schools and da...
West Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads, One Death Reported
A measles outbreak in West Texas, originating in Gaines County in late January, has infected 146 people, hospitalized 20, and caused one death; the virus may be spreading to Central Texas and New Mexico, prompting health officials to offer free testing and vaccination while monitoring schools and da...
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36% Bias Score
U.S. Measles Outbreak: High Contagiousness and Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak across nine U.S. states, including a fatal case in Texas, underscores the virus's high contagiousness (R0 12-18) and the impact of declining vaccination rates (92.7% kindergarten coverage in 2023-24, up from 95.2% in 2019-20).
U.S. Measles Outbreak: High Contagiousness and Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak across nine U.S. states, including a fatal case in Texas, underscores the virus's high contagiousness (R0 12-18) and the impact of declining vaccination rates (92.7% kindergarten coverage in 2023-24, up from 95.2% in 2019-20).
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36% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in 20 hospitalizations and one death, an unvaccinated school-age child; this is the largest outbreak in 30 years and highlights declining national MMR vaccination rates below the 95% threshold needed to preve...
Texas Measles Outbreak Reaches 150 Cases, Underscoring Declining Vaccination Rates
A measles outbreak in West Texas has reached nearly 150 cases since late January, resulting in 20 hospitalizations and one death, an unvaccinated school-age child; this is the largest outbreak in 30 years and highlights declining national MMR vaccination rates below the 95% threshold needed to preve...
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48% Bias Score
Kennedy Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccination Amidst US Outbreak"))
US Health Minister Robert Kennedy Jr. endorsed measles vaccination following a Texas outbreak causing a child's death, urging parents to consult healthcare professionals, despite his past anti-vaccine statements and the ongoing challenge of vaccine misinformation contributing to the over 160 cases n...
Kennedy Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccination Amidst US Outbreak"))
US Health Minister Robert Kennedy Jr. endorsed measles vaccination following a Texas outbreak causing a child's death, urging parents to consult healthcare professionals, despite his past anti-vaccine statements and the ongoing challenge of vaccine misinformation contributing to the over 160 cases n...
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40% Bias Score
Measles Scare at JFK Airport After Positive Case, Underscoring Low Vaccination Rates
A child arriving at JFK Airport from Taiwan on a China Airlines flight tested positive for measles, prompting health alerts for those who may have been exposed on a shuttle bus to Philadelphia and at two Pennsylvania clinics between February 25 and 26. This follows a similar case at LAX and a major ...
Measles Scare at JFK Airport After Positive Case, Underscoring Low Vaccination Rates
A child arriving at JFK Airport from Taiwan on a China Airlines flight tested positive for measles, prompting health alerts for those who may have been exposed on a shuttle bus to Philadelphia and at two Pennsylvania clinics between February 25 and 26. This follows a similar case at LAX and a major ...
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44% Bias Score
HPV Vaccine Significantly Reduces Cervical Precancer in Young U.S. Women
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows an approximately 80% reduction in cervical precancerous cells among 20- to 24-year-old women in the U.S. between 2008 and 2022, strongly correlating with the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2006.
HPV Vaccine Significantly Reduces Cervical Precancer in Young U.S. Women
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows an approximately 80% reduction in cervical precancerous cells among 20- to 24-year-old women in the U.S. between 2008 and 2022, strongly correlating with the introduction of the HPV vaccine in 2006.
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52% Bias Score
Texas Measles Outbreak: One Death, Growing Concerns Over Federal Response
A measles outbreak in Texas, linked to low vaccination rates in some communities, has caused one child's death and over 130 cases, prompting concerns about the federal government's response under the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Texas Measles Outbreak: One Death, Growing Concerns Over Federal Response
A measles outbreak in Texas, linked to low vaccination rates in some communities, has caused one child's death and over 130 cases, prompting concerns about the federal government's response under the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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48% Bias Score
Declining Vaccination Rates Fuel Measles Resurgence in Canada
Declining childhood vaccination rates in Canada are causing a resurgence of measles, with outbreaks in several provinces and a recent death in the U.S., highlighting the urgent need to increase vaccination uptake and combat misinformation.
Declining Vaccination Rates Fuel Measles Resurgence in Canada
Declining childhood vaccination rates in Canada are causing a resurgence of measles, with outbreaks in several provinces and a recent death in the U.S., highlighting the urgent need to increase vaccination uptake and combat misinformation.
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44% Bias Score
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