The measles outbreak in South Carolina exposes the social and political roots of vaccine refusal and the broader assault on public health institutions in the United States.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.

How many measles cases are going undetected? Andrew Pavia, an infectious disease doctor at the University of Utah, said in some communities, getting tested means a tank of gas, missing work, finding a ...

In less than a year, Kennedy, who has made baseless claims about the dangers posed by vaccines for decades, turned the CDC, once considered the global “gold standard” of public health agencies, ...

Controversy erupted when a CDC panel changed recommendations for hepatitis B vaccines. These Michigan health systems say they ...

It’s unclear. The current outbreak in Upstate South Carolina stemmed from two cases with no history of travel or identified ...

South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they ...

The return of measles, weakening vaccines, and the complete destruction of the CDC are just a few of Kennedy's ignoble accomplishments in 2025.

In South Carolina, parents struggle to deal with infections that have brought quarantines and remote learning. Health care workers are bracing for an increase in cases.

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease ...

Florida officials have moved forward with the proposal made to roll back certain vaccines required for schoolchildren across ...

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