Epidemiologic features of the 2018-2019 measles outbreak in New York City
1. The outbreak of measles in New York City was attributed to the importation of measles and vaccination delay among ...
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Reduction in vaccination rates predicted to increase incidence and cost of measles
1. This study predicted an increase in the incidence of measles cases and outbreak size using a stochastic mathematical model ...
More than half of eligible U.S. travelers skip their pre-trip measles vaccine
1. Over half of patients eligible for the MMR were not vaccinated at their pre-travel consultation. 2. The majority of ...
Overview of the 2014 measles outbreak in Ohio
1. The measles outbreak was largely contained to the unvaccinated Amish community despite interaction between Amish and largely vaccinated non-Amish ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 13 – April 19, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. A ...
MMR vaccination intentions higher with direct benefit education
1. Parents had higher intentions of vaccinating their child with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine if told about the vaccine’s direct ...
Delaying measles vaccination after 15 months may increase seizure risk
Image: PD 1. Vaccinations administered in the first year of life were not associated with increased risk of post-vaccination seizures, ...
Live MMR vaccine associated with lower hospital admissions for any infection
Image: PD 1. Receipt of live measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine compared to the inactivated diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio ...
Measles risk elevated with earlier first vaccine dose
Image: PD 1. Children given their first of two measles vaccines at 15 months of age or older had a ...