There鈥檚 good news and bad news on the measles front. First, the good news: Of the 12 confirmed cases of measles in Pennsylvania, none, thankfully, were in Washington, Greene or Fayette counties. Now for the bad: It鈥檚 only a matter of time before the highly contagious, once-eradicated ...
Pennsylvania had 12 confirmed cases of measles among commonwealth residents as of Monday, and another two cases involving visitors to the state were reported, according to the state Department of Health. The DOH said it is monitoring the measles cases closely. Eight are in Lancaster County, ...
Measles was considered eliminated in the United States in 2000, thanks to the highly effective measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and high vaccination rates. But vaccination rates have fallen in recent years, and measles cases are on the rise in the United States, with 378 confirmed ...
If you鈥檙e of a certain age 鈥� about 70 and beyond 鈥� it鈥檚 entirely fine to be nostalgic about some things from your childhood, like hula hoops, Davy Cockett coonskin caps, Elvis or 鈥淕unsmoke.鈥� One thing you shouldn鈥檛 be nostalgic about, though, is the measles. Before a vaccine ...
