Herd immunity went from a phrase most of us had never heard of to the thing we're all waiting for in just about a year's time. "It's kind of shorthand for back to normal," said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Measles cases continue to increase across the country. With outbreaks now in surrounding states, Illinois is bracing for its first case of 2025. Right now, there are no reported cases ...

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More than 90 percent of staff at Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Medical Center have received at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, CBS News reported Feb. 18. Among the hospital’s ...

Amid the worst U.S. measles outbreak in years, Vermont health officials have raised concerns about the state’s not-quite-high enough childhood vaccination rate. The United States is in the midst of a ...

Drivers line up at the entrance of Montgomery County's first mass coronavirus test center in Upper Dublin Township on March 20, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Wil Acosta) “Herd ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than half of Texas’ counties have MMR vaccination rates among kindergartners below the threshold for what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is needed for herd ...

Data: The Washington Post; Note: County level data unavailable for Delaware, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, West Virginia and Wyoming; Map: Jacque Schrag/Axios Tampa Bay counties don't meet the ...

Colorado measles vaccination rates are falling behind other states, leading to a lower herd immunity among children. A recent data analysis by The Washington Post found that Colorado has an 88% herd ...

In this photo illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy. (Photo by Illustration Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Colorado measles ...