Kentucky health officials announce the state's first measles case since 2023
Per the CDC, the vaccination rate among Kentucky children, for MMR, has dropped 3.4% between 2018 to 2019 and 2023 to 2024: it now sits at around 90%. Herd immunity for measles can be reached when 95% of the entire community — not just kids — is reached.
One of the latest cases was reported in Washington State where officials say an infant may have been exposed during recent international travel.
Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a ...
LEX 18 spoke with a pediatric disease specialist at Norton's Children's Hospital, who informed the public on how to prevent ...
The number of confirmed measles cases in western Texas grew to 146, and it is possibly spreading to the central part of the ...
A case of measles has been confirmed in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department for Public Health and Franklin County Health ...
Health officials announced that the Kentuckian had recently traveled internationally to an area with an "ongoing measles transmission." ...
After the first case of measles reported in Kentucky this year was found in Frankfort, officials want to warn the public of the dangers of this disease. Measles is a highly contagious and viral ...
WKYT talked with doctors about how testing works if you’re exposed and why knowing your vaccine status is key.
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