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Over 150 unvaccinated students stuck in three-week quarantine for measles exposure

Two South Carolina schools forced to tell 153 kids to stay home for 21 days to allow for virus’s transmission period to expire in order to protect their peers and teachers

The Independent UK

More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements. The post More Texas kindergarteners coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

The Texas Tribune

Trump scrambles to rehire CDC experts working on Ebola, measles and disease forecasting who were axed in government shutdown cuts

Hundreds of the fired CDC workers may be brought back, but it’s unclear when they’ll return to work

The Independent UK

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Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

The Guardian - US

Is RFK Jr. Fired? Controversial Health Czar Faces Possible Political Ruin and Public Split from Cheryl Hines

RFK Jr. faces the end of his political career and marriage as his anti-vax crusade sparks a measles outbreak and angers Trump. Insiders say he's about to be sacked.

International Business Times UK

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks

More than three-quarters of U.S. counties and jurisdictions are experiencing declines in childhood vaccination rates, a trend that began in 2019, according to a September 2025 NBC News–Stanford University investigation. The report also found a “large swath” of the U.S. no longer has the “basic, ground-level immunity” needed to stop…

The Conversation

Photos show the efforts to curb a measles outbreak in Indonesia

Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to curb an outbreak on Madura Island, which has persisted for nine months. Over 2,600 children have been infected this year, and 20 have died.

The Independent UK

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Halal concerns drive vaccine hesitancy as Indonesia fights measles outbreak

Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to children

The Independent UK

Trump tariff announcement wipes $1bn from CSL value – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Measles clusters pose outbreak risk in grand final trek

As Brisbane Lions fans flock to the MCG, epidemiologists sound the alarm after multiple clusters of measles cases across Queensland.

AAP

New measles cases in Queensland show ‘herd immunity’ is more important than ever

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Australia free of measles in 2014.

The Conversation

Elizabeth Warren Says Measles Can Hit Record Highs, Slams RFK Jr.'s CDC Panel For Delaying Vaccine: 'How Does That Keep Our Kids Safe?'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel following its controversial vote to delay the combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella or MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old.

Benzinga

RFK Jr’s new CDC vaccine advisers recommended against the combined measles and chickenpox shot for young kids

The panel now recommends that children under four receive separate MMR and chickenpox vaccines

The Independent UK

CDC panel recommends multiple shots for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox instead of single vaccine

Experts react with concern that increasing the number of vaccinations required will threaten children’s health

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The Independent UK

A child has died years after a measles infection. Here’s what we know

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive brain condition that strikes years after initial measles infection

The Independent UK

Health misinformation on social media could lead to a ‘sicker UK’, experts warn

Experts at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are calling for universities, health organisations, charities to join a new network aimed at fighting misinformation

The Conversation

Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained

A school-age child has died from a devastating brain complication of measles in Los Angeles, highlighting the deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates.

The Independent UK

Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier

A school-age child in California has died from a rare complication of measles contracted as an infant

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The Guardian - US

Rinse and repeat: US vaccine hearing on unpublished study debates same myths

Research comparing chronic illness in vaccinated and non-vaccinated kids had never been peer-reviewed, nor is any of its data available

The Independent UK

Florida surgeon general says he didn’t study whether ending vaccine mandate would increase diseases

Joseph Ladapo has compared vaccinations to government-imposed ‘slavery’

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr boasts of handling of US measles outbreak in op-ed amid CDC upheaval

HHS secretary failed to respond to critics in editorial amid growing calls for him to resign and chaos across the agency

Evening Standard

Interactive map reveals huge variation in MMR vaccine uptake across London

The vaccination rate is as low as 60.8% in one east London borough

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump's CDC Purge: Calls Out RFK Jr's Statements On Measles Vaccines — 'These Fools Can't Be Trusted With Your Health'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is sounding the alarm on President Donald Trump’s attempts at overhauling leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning of risks to public health.

The Texas Tribune

As measles exploded, West Texas officials looked to CDC scientists. No one answered.

Emails show how overwhelmed West Texas officials were as they asked CDC for guidance on how to respond to the explosive outbreak.

The Independent UK

‘Out here all alone’: Texas health officials’ pleas for help were ignored by CDC as measles cases grew, report says

Public health officials in Texas were met with little to no response from CDC officials when they first reported a measles outbreak earlier this year, according to a new report

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