The University of Florida is conducting contact tracing in two of its classes on campus for exposure to measles after two cases were reported. The state has reported 15 cases so far.
Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.
U.S. health officials have changed their advice to international travelers about measles, saying Americans should be vaccinated against the disease no matter where they travel in the world.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends two doses of the measles vaccine when you are a child. But if you had your shots done 30 or 40 years ago, are you still safe?
Florida health officials have confirmed the state’s first measles case of the year, a high school student. The case is renewing concerns about declining vaccination rates, which doctors warn could put more children at risk.
Measles cases that turned up in at least three states this year were linked to visits to Florida, federal and state investigators concluded, according to a report by CBS News.
Florida’s controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary school’s measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their student attends class.
