Rubella

New CDC advisers scale back recommendations on MMRV vaccine in young kids

The committee removes a long-standing ACIP recommendation that said parents may choose the MMRV vaccine for kids 12 to 47 months old.

Lisa Schnirring

Dataset shows national decline in MMR vaccine uptake since peak of COVID

Of the 2,066 counties, 1,614 (78%) showed a decline in coverage of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.

Stephanie Soucheray

Routine rubella vaccination in 19 countries could avert 1 million cases by 2055, data suggest

The 19 low- and middle-income countries experienced 28,000 congenital rubella syndrome cases—78% of the world's cases—in 2023 alone.

Mary Van Beusekom

1 in 4 US adults mistakenly believe MMR vaccine causes autism, survey reveals

The false belief is undermining efforts to address the country's rising measles cases through vaccination.

Mary Van Beusekom

Quick takes: South Korea malaria spike, CEPI-Moderna partnership, disease-battling achievements in 3 nations

Bangladesh eliminated visceral leishmaniasis, Maldives interrupted leprosy transmission, and South Korea eliminated rubella.

Lisa Schnirring

88% of Americans still support MMR vaccine for kids, but many parents question benefits

Seventy-two percent of respondents say the benefits of MMR vaccines are very high or high, and 64% say the risk of side effects is very low or low.

Mary Van Beusekom

News Scan for Jun 06, 2022

Researchers identify colistin-resistant bacteria in Brazilian rivers

A study of samples from two Brazilian rivers found a high incidence of colistin-resistant bacteria and MCR-1 producers, Brazilian and Portuguese researchers reported today in the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance.

Colistin-resistant bacteria in Brazilian rivers
FDA clears GSK MMR vaccine

News Scan for Sep 02, 2020

Waning MMR immunity, vaccine hesitancy, could mean more measles outbreaks

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies has found that immunity conferred by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine fades each subsequent year, suggesting that vaccination strategies should be revisited.

Fading measles immunity over time
Few global flu detections
Avian flu in Russia, Taiwan

News Scan for Oct 04, 2019

Amid more polio cases, WHO says disease is still public health emergency

The World Health Organization said yesterday that ongoing transmission of wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as a rash of new vaccine-derived cases in Africa and Asia, means polio is still a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

Polio in Pakistan, elsewhere
Resistant urinary tract infections
Flu vaccine and serious disease
Global rubella vaccine uptake

News Scan for Aug 29, 2019

Four European countries lose measles elimination status

As measles cases this year pile up in Europe, four European nations—Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece, and the United Kingdom—have lost their measles elimination status, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said today.