Questions about a measles vaccine booster are being raised amid a worldwide surge in measles activity including a small measles outbreak in New Jersey. Experts say the disease presents the biggest ...

A child has died of measles in Texas, officials said — the first death from the highly contagious disease the United States has seen in a decade. The school-age child was not vaccinated, according to ...

Measles cases in the United States are a concern for health authorities, parents and those in the affected communities. Meanwhile, this flu season, cases have led to school closures and strained ...

If you're concerned about a measles infection, you can ask your doctor to check your immunity levels. The measles outbreak that started in West Texas has now spread to nearly every US state and ...

Another school-aged child with measles in Texas has died, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Sunday. The child was being treated for measles at University Medical Center Children’s ...

Now that the federal government is recommending that many COVID-vaccinated Americans receive booster shots starting this fall, it’s important to know what a “booster” is and how it differs from a ...

DENVER — Measles cases continue to rise throughout the U.S., leaving many with questions about how to protect themselves. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported more than 600 confirmed ...

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles, while one dose is 93% effective.

Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday that initial lab tests show that the omicron variant partly escapes protection offered by the companies' two-dose regimen of their COVID-19 vaccine. However, those ...