A measles outbreak that began late last year in western Nepal has grown to 690 cases, the WHO says.
The case involves an unvaccinated person who attended a religious gathering in Kentucky of about 20,000 people.
Nigeria is seeing a Lassa fever spike, Paraguay reports its first local measles case since 1998, and 5 nations have new polio cases.
Coverage with state-required vaccines fell to 93% among kindergartners during the 2021-21 school year, down 2 percentage points from 2019-20.
The outbreak has increased to 82 cases, including 23 in children under the age of 1.
No cases have been seen in children who are fully vaccinated.
The outbreak has grown to 63 cases, up from 50 cases 3 days ago.
A measles outbreak in the Columbus, Ohio, area has expanded to 50 cases.
Using a test-to-stay (TTS) strategy in K-12 schools during the winter of 2021-22 resulted in substantial reduction in missed school days, according to a study yesterday in Pediatrics.
Automated text messages were as effective as direct phone calls in encouraging study participants to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a JAMA Network Open study yesterday from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,.
