The early signs of measles are similar to those of many common childhood illnesses. According to Alder Hey's chief nurse Nathan Askew, the first symptoms are usually a cough, a runny nose and, ...

Scientists comment on reports that a child has died in a Liverpool hospital after contracting measles. Prof Sir Andrew Pollard FRCPCH FMedSci FRS, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, and Ashall ...

The child, who died in Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, had been treated in intensive care. It is understood they were severely ill with measles.

The U.S. reports 1,288 measles cases in 2025—the most since 1992. Learn about the outbreak’s origins, vaccination gaps, and CDC’s response.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, accused Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of gutting ...

This year’s outbreaks, some of them interconnected, started five months ago in undervaccinated communities in West Texas.

CDC data shows 2025 is now the worst year for measles cases in this country in more than three decades. More than 150 people ...

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have reported eight cases so far this year compared to 10 total in ...

The U.S. is having the worst measles outbreak in decades. Here’s what experts recommend you do to avoid getting sick.

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

Thirteen percent of the confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year have resulted in hospitalization, according to the CDC, ...

Editorial written by New York Daily News Board. Proving once again that anti-vax quack Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to public health, confirmed measles cases ...