Measles outbreak at ICE detention center housing families in TX…
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Today is the last day to submit an abstract to ASV 2026!
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3 unvaccinated children test positive for measles in Snohomish County, WA.
Snohomish abuts King County (Seattle) to the north.
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The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
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The outbreak includes three children in Snohomish County. Additionally, one individual in Kittitas County has tested positive for measles. DOH urges vaccination as measles surges nationally OLYMPIA – ...
Current measles situation…
One month into 2026 (left column) we are at 26% of total cases.
Cases continue to be overwhelmingly in un- or under- vaccinated children (who are reliant on adults to protect them with vaccination). #IDSky
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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4qFrPON
There is a cost to science denial.
Given the current situation, it’s really important to know that a person can get the MMR vaccine for up to three days *after* exposure.
This may help reduce the severity of the infection if not ward it off completely, but only for those in whom it’s not contraindicated. (1/2).
The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends
Rotavirus
Hepatitis A & B
Meningitis
Influenza
RSV
I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis.
We all are going to be caring for a lot more now.
In our already overflowing hospitals
Oh cool! There's tons of evidence showing the newborn RSV shots cut hospitalization by ~80% in the first season. But this shows a major benefit persists in the second year, too.
Reminiscent of the COVID-era, some students at Riordan High School in San Francisco may be forced to stay at home for weeks as the school works with health leaders to contain a tuberculosis outbreak w...
