Ulan Bator, Jan 8 (IANS) Mongolia’s measles tally surged to 13,861 after 8 new local infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Thursday.More than half of new measles infections were among school-age children who have had only one shot of the measles vaccine, the NCCD said in a statement.In this regard, the NCCD suggested that parents protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of th…
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Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted a revised US childhood immunization schedule that reduces the number of vaccines recommended for all children, following a federal review comparing American practices with those of other developed nations, a move President Donald Trump described as a major overhaul of public health policy.The change was formalized through a decision memorandum signed by Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill. “The data support a more fo…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, the highest annual total since 1992, according to the latest data released by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).As of December 30, a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases had been reported nationwide, with about 11 per cent of patients requiring hospitalisation. The cases were reported across 44 US jurisdictions, along with a small number of cases among international visitors to the…