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A health warning for anyone who traveled through Logan Airport in Boston recently. Public health officials say there was a potential measles exposure in Terminal B on July 20. The exposure lasted ...
Unlike other kids in Massachusetts, students living in one Boston suburb won’t be able to go back to school next month unless they’ve had their chickenpox and measles shots, as well as other routine ...
In the last decade, the percentage of kindergartners with medical exemptions has held steady, at about 0.2%. But the percentage with nonmedical exemptions has risen.
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now. Measles elimination means there has been no continuous ...