The Ministry of Health said there has been a reduction in the number of children receiving immunisation vaccines this year, warning that this could lead to another disease outbreak if not urgently add...
The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved the plan Wed...
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 10 million people are affected by measles each year, particularly in Africa and Asia. In developing countries where children are of...
Education Minister Anthony Garcia is standing by the statements made by the Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh surrounding the vaccination and immunization of children across Trinidad and Tobago. ...
Authorities in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia have quarantined a cruise ship after discovering a confirmed case of measles aboard. Dr. Merlene Fredericks-James, the island's chief medica...
Loop Breakfast Bites is a round-up of the top international stories making headlines. [related node_id='3f8a8340-e24f-4065-8c49-27a2ba78a90c'] [related node_id='bb7751b4-c2ae-4137-b1fc-f55...
US measles cases have surged again, and are on pace to set a record for most illnesses in 25 years. Health officials on Monday said 555 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year, up f...
Babies wail as a nurse tries to reassure mothers who have come to vaccinate their children. They fear a measles epidemic that has killed more than 1,200 people in this island nation where many are des...
Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles or face fines, reviving a public-health strategy that experts say ...
Costa Rican health authorities have issued an alert after a French boy who was unvaccinated showed symptoms of measles while there on vacation with his family. According to a report on Februa...