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Why is Michigan loosening its rules for parents wanting to exempt kids from vaccines?

health department. Instead, state officials are stressing the importance of parents understanding the risks that vaccine-preventable diseases, like measles

Utah reports more than 600 measles cases as outbreak spreads across US

measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Infants under one years old and children with certain health conditions remain especially at risk

More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring

vaccinated for measles." The warnings and concerns turned out to be prescient. ### **Daily death counts** In [early April](https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON598), Bangladesh alerted WHO to a measles spike. There were close to 20,000 suspected

American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine

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RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

measles cases and improve the [MMR](https://www.theguardian.com/society/mmr) vaccination rate. “We promote the MMR. We advise every child to get the MMR,” Kennedy said, seemingly a strong pivot from his previous [mixed messaging

RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing

health experts across our country”, said Mike Thompson, a Democrat from California. “Your dangerous conspiracy theories are undermining safe and effective vaccines.” Thompson also highlighted the measles outbreak in the US. “Under just one year

South Carolina's measles outbreak is over. But more are brewing around the country

vaccination helped curb the outbreak. **The Washington Post/Getty Images** The Washington Post/Getty Images South Carolina public health officials on Monday declared an end to the largest measles outbreak in the U.S. since 1991. On Sunday

Why Ebola keeps returning to DRC: A heartbreaking human toll

health sector, including low vaccination coverage, which allows preventable diseases such as measles and polio to spread, and inconsistent motivation among healthcare staff. Gloire Koko, a geopolitical analyst, describes epidemics in eastern DRC as “consequences

Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

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COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus

vaccine. Fears of further spread grew when a laboratory confirmed a case in the major eastern DRC city of Goma, which is controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3747x3747+937+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2F23%2F1fc0eb494899b1b2b7027daaa4b4%2Febola-2276381440.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122655/ebola-outbreak-democratic-republic-congo-uganda) ### [Global Health

Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh

vaccine, that her symptoms were missed, that he feels the hospitals failed to keep patients with measles apart from others. In just over two months, the number of suspected cases of measles have reached over

How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?

Health Organization has identified the strain of Ebola as a rare one and says the outbreak could have started months before it was detected. "This is an example of a perfect storm," says Dr. Abraar

U.S. passengers flying from Ebola-affected countries rerouted

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