Hacker News with Generative AI: Measles

How effective and safe are measles vaccines? (ourworldindata.org)
Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, reducing the chances of getting measles by 95%.
Vaccines, Measles, Public Health, Data Analysis, Science
5 points by salonium_ 3 days ago | 1 comments
CDC struggling to fight raging measles outbreak after deep funding, staff cuts (arstechnica.com)
In now-rarified comments from experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency official on Tuesday evening said the explosive measles outbreak mushrooming out of West Texas will require "significant financial resources" to control and that the agency is already struggling to keep up.
Public Health, Measles, CDC, Funding Cuts, Government
12 points by voxadam 10 days ago | 1 comments
"Not Just Measles": Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline (propublica.org)
While much of the country is focused on the spiraling measles outbreak concentrated in the small, dusty towns of West Texas, cases of pertussis have skyrocketed by more than 1,500% nationwide since hitting a recent low in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Health, Measles, Pertussis, Vaccines
15 points by hn_acker 15 days ago | 0 comments
Vaccination is not a "personal choice" (weaponizedspaces.substack.com)
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reportedly buried a report last week — produced by their own experts — warning that the risk of measles is higher in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lower.
Public Health, Vaccination, Measles, CDC
8 points by rbanffy 19 days ago | 10 comments
Second child died from measles-related causes in Texas (apnews.com)
A second unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell.
Measles, Texas, Public Health, Children, Vaccines
9 points by geox 20 days ago | 1 comments
The rise and fall (and rise again?) of measles in the United States (nationalgeographic.com)
The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some states are following a new playbook to fight the infectious disease.
Public Health, Measles, United States, Disease Outbreaks
9 points by speckx 22 days ago | 0 comments
The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations (propublica.org)
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica.
Public Health, Measles, Vaccination, CDC
35 points by rntn 28 days ago | 2 comments
Texas measles cases rise to 400, the outbreak's biggest 3-day spike (texastribune.org)
The number of measles cases has risen to 400, a spike of 73 cases over the last three days, as the historical outbreak continues to rage on in West Texas, according to state officials on Friday. Of those, 41 patients have been hospitalized.
Health, Texas, Measles, Outbreaks
36 points by geox 28 days ago | 8 comments
Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic (texastribune.org)
With its measles outbreak spreading to two additional states, Texas is on track to becoming the cause of a national epidemic if it doesn’t start vaccinating more people, according to public health experts.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Vaccination
11 points by geox 33 days ago | 1 comments
Mom of child dead from measles: "Don't do the shots," my other 4 kids were fine (arstechnica.com)
The parents of an unvaccinated 6-year-old girl who died of measles in Texas last month sat down for an interview with Children's Health Defense (CHD), the rabid anti-vaccine organization founded and run until recently by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now US health secretary under the Trump administration.
Measles, Vaccines, Public Health, Anti-vaccine Movement, Children's Health
21 points by duxup 37 days ago | 13 comments
US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows (arstechnica.com)
The US has now recorded over 300 measles cases just three months into 2025, exceeding the yearly case counts for all years after 2019.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Outbreaks, United States
16 points by rntn 42 days ago | 2 comments
His daughter was America's first measles death in a decade (theatlantic.com)
Peter greeted me in the mostly empty gravel parking lot of a Mennonite church on the outskirts of Seminole, a small city in West Texas surrounded by cotton and peanut fields.
Health, Measles, Texas, United States
8 points by pseudolus 44 days ago | 3 comments
HHS Secretary: It Would Be Better If 'Everybody Got Measles' (thedailybeast.com)
“The measles gave you lifetime protection against measles infection,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Sean Hannity on Fox News.
Public Health, Measles, Vaccination, Misinformation
27 points by purple_ferret 45 days ago | 18 comments
Health experts fear the West Texas measles outbreak may be larger than reported (statnews.com)
The growing measles outbreak centered in West Texas, with cases reaching into New Mexico and now Oklahoma, is the country’s largest in six years. But experts say that even with more than 250 cases reported across the three states, the outbreak is likely much larger.
Health, Measles, Outbreaks, Texas
12 points by divbzero 45 days ago | 1 comments
Expanding Measles Outbreak in the United States and Guidance for Travel (cdc.gov)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians, public health officials, and potential travelers about a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico and offer guidance for prevention and monitoring.
Public Health, Measles, Travel, United States
10 points by geox 49 days ago | 0 comments
States report measles cases as outbreaks grow (thehill.com)
One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States.
Health, Measles, Outbreaks, Public Health
9 points by josefresco 53 days ago | 0 comments
Measles Doesn't Just Make You Sick. It Resets Your Immune System (zmescience.com)
Measles doesn’t just cause a rash—it erases immune memory, leaving survivors vulnerable for years.
Health, Immunology, Measles, Science
7 points by Brajeshwar 53 days ago | 0 comments
Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas Outbreak (nytimes.com)
A child has died of measles in West Texas, the first known death in an outbreak that is spreading in the region and in neighboring New Mexico, state health officials said on Wednesday.
Health, Measles, Texas, Outbreaks, Public Health
39 points by JumpCrisscross 54 days ago | 4 comments
Texas official warns against "measles parties" as outbreak keeps growing (arstechnica.com)
A Texas health authority is warning against "measles parties" as the outbreak in West Texas grew to at least 146 cases, with 20 hospitalized and one unvaccinated school-age child dead. The outbreak continues to mainly be in unvaccinated children.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Children, Outbreaks
11 points by impish9208 55 days ago | 3 comments
Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a 'top priority' (theguardian.com)
Two days after initially downplaying the outbreak as “not unusual,” the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, on Friday said he recognizes the serious impact of the ongoing measles epidemic in Texas – in which a child died recently – and said the government is providing resources, including protective vaccines.
Public Health, Measles, Vaccination, Politics
24 points by geox 55 days ago | 4 comments
Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases spanning more than 9 counties (pbs.org)
DALLAS (AP) — The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
Health, Texas, Measles, Outbreaks, Public Health
40 points by MilnerRoute 55 days ago | 11 comments
The Texas Measles Outbreak Is Even Scarier Than It Looks (nytimes.com)
The news that an outbreak in Texas has caused the nation’s first confirmed measles death in a decade — an unvaccinated child — is as unsurprising as it is tragic.
Public Health, Measles, Texas, Vaccines
18 points by mitchbob 57 days ago | 10 comments
Anti-vaccine movement falsely blames measles shots for Texas outbreak (nbcnews.com)
As a measles outbreak sweeps through Texas, officially sickening 124 people, mostly unvaccinated children, and hospitalizing 18, anti-vaccine groups are pushing a familiar and false theory: The highly contagious virus is being caused by the vaccine itself.
Public Health, Vaccines, Texas, Misinformation, Measles
15 points by tailefer 58 days ago | 1 comments
Unvaccinated school-aged child dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak (arstechnica.com)
An unvaccinated, school-aged child in Texas has died of the measles amid an ongoing outbreak in the state that has so far infected at least 124 people, mostly children, sending at least 18 to the hospital. Additionally, nine measles cases have been confirmed across the border in New Mexico.
Health, Measles, Texas, Public Health, Children
17 points by rbanffy 59 days ago | 2 comments
First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak (apnews.com)
A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month and the first from measles in the U.S. since 2015.
Health, Measles, Texas, Public Health, Vaccines
19 points by impish9208 59 days ago | 7 comments
Nine unvaccinated people hospitalized as Texas measles outbreak doubles (arstechnica.com)
An outbreak of measles in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties continues to rapidly expand, with officials reporting 24 cases Tuesday, up from just nine confirmed on Friday.
Public Health, Texas, Measles, Vaccines, Disease Outbreaks
12 points by rbanffy 72 days ago | 6 comments
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas' least-vaccinated counties (arstechnica.com)
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions.
Health, Texas, Measles, Vaccines, Public Health
9 points by rbanffy 75 days ago | 0 comments
Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas' least vaccinated counties (arstechnica.com)
Health officials in Texas are battling a growing measles outbreak in an area that has some of the state's lowest vaccination rates and highest non-medical exemptions.
Health, Public Health, Texas, Vaccination, Measles
11 points by smy20011 77 days ago | 8 comments
I'm the Governor of Hawaii. I've Seen What Vaccine Skepticism Can Do (nytimes.com)
In early December of 2019, I called Faimalotoa Kika Stowers, the health minister of Samoa. The measles outbreak that had begun earlier that fall on her small Pacific island nation had spread out of control and become an epidemic that threatened to overwhelm the country.
Health, Politics, Samoa, Measles, Public Health
9 points by ColinWright 109 days ago | 1 comments