Health Will measles outbreak lead to more vaccinations? We look at how the recent measles outbreak is changing the way people think about vaccinations. Deborah Wang David Hyde
Health Russian social media fuels vaccine anxiety as measles spreads in Washington State Russian social media fuels vaccine anxiety as measles spreads in Washington State David Hyde
Science Avoiding The Ouch. Scientists Are Working On Ways To Swap The Needle For A Pill A lot of vaccines and some medications need to be delivered by injection. Two groups of researchers are designing ways of delivering these medications by putting them in pill form. Joe Palca
Health 43 measles cases and counting ... so how to stay healthy? This outbreak has led to a raft of listener questions about the measles and how to stay healthy. Kim Malcolm Rob Wood
Health Washington State Officials Declare State Of Emergency As Measles Outbreak Continues As of Monday, public health authorities reported 36 cases, most affecting children under the age of 10. Most of those with the highly contagious disease had not been vaccinated. Vanessa Romo Patti Neighmond
Health More than 100 King County schools don’t meet measles vaccination standards ...And how King County compares with Clark County, heart of a measles outbreak. Isolde Raftery Kamna Shastri
Health The Health Of The World In 2018, By The Numbers There is cause for optimism — and for despair. One statistic is so distressing that the Red Cross calls it "a hideous milestone for the 21st century." Susan Brink
Science Chickenpox Outbreak Hits N.C. Private School With Low Vaccination Rates Three dozen students have been infected at Asheville Waldorf School — which has among the very highest rates of parents claiming religious exemption from state vaccine requirements. Laurel Wamsley
Health Merck Pulls Out Of Agreement To Supply Life-Saving Vaccine To Millions Of Kids The pharmaceutical giant will stop delivering its rotavirus vaccine to four West African countries — and will begin to sell it in China for likely more than 10 times the cost. Michaeleen Doucleff
