Hacker News with Generative AI: Measles

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 9 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 12 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 14 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 46 days ago | 1 comments