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Georgia’s vaccination rate too low to fully protect against spread of measles, health officials say
At a press conference last Friday, infectious disease expert Dr. Katrina Kretsinger warned that Georgia’s vaccination rate is ...
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‘What should I look out for?’ Pediatrician shares insights on measles and its metro Atlanta impact
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Weeks into 2025, measles cases have ...
9 states report measles cases as outbreaks grow
One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the ...
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A.M. ATL: An unanswered ‘Cop City’ question
Morning, y’all! Help me out, is this False Spring No. 1 or False Spring No. 2? How many are we going to get before Lady Winter ends her cruel games? The worst thing is, it’s going to be nice for at ...
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US Measles Map Shows States Hardest Hit As Cases Spike
The Georgia Department of Public Health has recorded three measles cases this year, all of which were in an unvaccinated family living in the Atlanta metropolitan area. In January, the Alaska ...
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Texas child becomes first to die of measles in U.S. since 2015
Texas has seen its first death in this year's measles outbreak that has infected more than 120 people across the state since ...
Is RFK Jr right about the US measles outbreak being 'not unusual'?
As measles cases surge in Texas and other states, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr claims such outbreaks are routine. Public health experts warn that declining vaccination rates are fuelling ...
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First measles death reported in West Texas after outbreak
LUBBOCK, Texas — A person who contracted measles in West Texas has died, the first fatality in the state from the highly ...