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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 623

measles

The measles virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
April 29, 2025, 10:50 pm
8 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel in past week, Health Ministry says
Diagnosed patients from Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Emek Hefer and Modiin Illit, six of them are unvaccinated
By Diana Bletter and AP
In an attempt to battle the measles outbreak, some countries in Europe have enacted laws making vaccinating children mandatory. (Illustrative. Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 21, 2025, 9:54 am
Case of measles found in Tel Aviv area as virus resurges globally
Individual arrived in Israel on a flight from London on Friday, spent time in Herzliya and near Tel Aviv University; ministry recommends checking vaccine status
By ToI Staff
Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
April 20, 2025, 5:35 am
As measles outbreak grows, US has 800 cases and outbreaks in several states
With childhood vaccination rates declining after the pandemic, a disease the country eliminated in 2000 is making a comeback
By Devi Shastri
A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing February 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
February 27, 2025, 12:24 am
Texas child dies of measles, the first US death from the disease in a decade
State officials say the minor was unvaccinated; top US health official and vaccine critic RFK Jr. claims Texas measles outbreak ‘not unusual’
By Devi Shastri
Illustrative: A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York, March 27, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)
October 6, 2023, 11:26 pm
Health authorities issue warning after 4 toddlers in Tel Aviv infected with measles
Children from same daycare all in good condition; initial probe finds patient was on recent flights between Israel and Budapest; pediatricians urge parents to check vaccinations
By ToI Staff
A sign warns people of measles symptoms in the Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images via JTA)
December 22, 2021, 12:16 pm
Fighting anti-vaxxers among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews, nurses write 140-page rebuttal
Pamphlet by Emes group addresses issues that surfaced during measles outbreak in 2019, but authors hope it will have impact on COVID vaccine hesitancy
By Ben Sales
A nurse prepares the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Haverstraw, Rockland County, New York, on April 5, 2019. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)
June 20, 2020, 5:37 pm
US researchers believe MMR vaccine could mitigate worst effects of COVID-19
New article says vaccine can boost immune system against various viral infections, suggests this is why children are less affected by pandemic
By ToI Staff
A man receives a swine flu vaccine at a medical center in Jerusalem, December 20, 2009 (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
June 9, 2020, 1:09 pm
Prospective flu vaccine shortage vexes Israel amid global race for supplies
Officials worried about simultaneous wave of coronavirus and influenza infections in winter; increased uptake expected for flu jabs, but health funds say there’s not enough supply
By ToI Staff
A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, NY, March 27, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)
April 24, 2020, 5:07 pm
Vaccinations drop amid COVID-19 fears, raising specter of fresh measles outbreak
Officials in Israel and abroad see sharp decline in child vaccination rates as parents try to avoid clinics and hospitals; Israel also sees spike in home births for same reason
By ToI Staff
A one-dose bottle of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine. (George Frey/Getty Images via JTA)
January 15, 2020, 10:02 pm
NJ bill to remove religious exemption from immunization stalls in state senate
Legislation proposed by Loretta Weinberg fails to pick up enough votes to advance before deadline to pass laws
By Marcy Oster
Signs about measles and the measles vaccine are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York, March 27, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)
December 17, 2019, 3:21 am
New Jersey Assembly passes bill to bar religious exemption for vaccinations
But legislation drafted amid spike in measles infections stalls in Senate amid vocal opposition from public, chanting ‘We do not consent,’ and ‘In God we trust’
By AP and ToI Staff
In this image from video, people gather outside a health emergency operation center Dec. 5, 2019, in Apia, Samoa (TVNZ via AP)
December 6, 2019, 10:15 am
Israel sending team to Samoa to help battle measles outbreak
Emergency medical team to be dispatched in coordination with WHO; at least 63 people, mostly children, have died since mid-October, with the crisis blamed on ‘anti-vaxxers’
By ToI Staff and AFP
The measles virus. (Cynthia Goldsmith, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
November 11, 2019, 6:39 am
Ill-prepared Israeli health system struggles to keep measles at bay
Israel is the 6th-most measles-stricken country and the only developed nation in World Health Organization’s ‘blacklist’. A booming birthrate and stratified society provide clues
By Tani Goldstein
Illustrative: A one-dose bottle of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine. (George Frey/Getty Images via JTA)
November 4, 2019, 7:09 pm
Tel Aviv court orders mother to vaccinate her children
Father sues after unmarried couple agreed to have kids, but woman refused to have them immunized, claiming — but not proving — they are sensitive to the vaccines
By JTA and ToI Staff
Signs about measles and the measles vaccine are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, New York, March 27, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP)
October 4, 2019, 11:45 pm
Measles remains ‘eliminated’ in US despite over 1,200 cases, many ultra-Orthodox
New York health officials declare end of state’s nearly year-long epidemic, which accounted for 75% of nation’s cases and occurred mostly in religious Jewish communities
By AFP
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