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2. CDC Issues Health Alert Amid Rising Measles Cases, Urges ...

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   The CDC warning noted as many as 36 states have low childhood vaccination rates. Fewer than 95% of kindergarten-age children were vaccinated against measles during the 2022–2023 school year ...

3. Measles vaccine - Wikipedia

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   A child is given a measles vaccine. Measles vaccine protects against becoming infected with measles. [1] Nearly all of those who do not develop immunity after a single dose develop it after a second dose. [1] When the rate of vaccination within a population is greater than 92%, outbreaks of measles typically no longer occur; however, they may ...

4. Yes, Some Adults Do Need to Be Revaccinated Against Measles

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   Measles vaccines became available in 1963. If you got the standard two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine after 1967, you should be protected against the measles for life.

5. The US May Lose Measles Elimination Status, Here's Why

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   A surge in measles cases is threatening the United States’ elimination status, which it has held for more than 20 years. The US has experienced 338 reported cases of measles between January 1 ...

6. Increase in Measles Cases Tied to Drop in Vaccination Rates

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   Vaccination rates have been declining for several years. National coverage for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) was 93.1% for the 2022-2023 school year, a 2% drop from the 95% rate in the 2019 ...

7. Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - WebMD

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   MMR vaccine schedule Children should get the first shot when they're 12 to 15 months of age and the second one between 4 and 6 years of age. Adults who aren't immune and haven't been vaccinated ...

8. Immunization Exemptions: The Rules & Laws Explained - WebMD

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   More than 90% of children are vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, and chickenpox. Yet some small communities around the country have high numbers of unvaccinated children.

9. CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US ...

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   The CDC also warned about lagging vaccination rates in 36 US states where fewer than 95% of kindergarteners have been vaccinated against measles, putting them below the herd immunity threshold.