The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a strong recommendation for international travelers to be fully vaccinated against measles after a measles outbreak linked to ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is asking the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for an agencywide “scientific process” on ...

As measles cases surge around the world, the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans to vaccinate, especially if they plan to travel. Young children who don't show ...

Connecticut is the state with the highest amount of kindergarteners vaccinated against measles, according to national data by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The percentage of Connecticut kindergarten students that received required measles,

For instance, although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, just this year there have been 1,356 confirmed cases and 32 outbreaks across 41 states -- including South Carolina.

U.S. residents are recommended to get measles-mumps-rubella shots, anyway. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously emphasized the importance of vaccination for travelers ...

State and local health officials are highlighting a rise in vaccine exemptions and how that correlates to recent measles outbreaks.

There have been a few small differences between AAP and CDC recommendations since then. For example, the AAP has advised that children get HPV vaccinations starting at age 9; the CDC says that’s OK but has emphasized vaccinations at ages 11 and 12.