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A notice warning of measles is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 14, 2026, 6:37 am
Unvaccinated 9-year-old dies of measles, as outbreak mounts in Haredi communities
Boy pronounced dead after being brought to hospital in critical condition; Health Ministry: ‘The vaccine saves lives’
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of a child with measles. (iStock by Getty Images/ _jure)
February 4, 2026, 3:53 pm
Year-old child dies of measles in Jerusalem, in 14th fatality of outbreak
Senior doctor says most deaths occurring in cases where children not taken to hospital in time; four patients currently in intensive care with disease, Health Ministry data shows
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A baby receives a routine vaccine. (naumoid; iStock by Getty Images)
November 25, 2025, 4:57 pm
Amid measles outbreak, study finds skepticism of routine vaccines soared during COVID
Bar-Ilan researcher finds that 6.6% of parents who vaccinated an older child before the pandemic chose not to vaccinate a younger child; ‘enough to trigger’ current outbreak
By Diana Bletter
An ambulance at the Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem, March 28, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 25, 2025, 3:05 pm
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in Jerusalem, 11th fatality in outbreak
Also, 10-year-old girl without underlying health conditions dies of flu; Health Ministry says virus has passed epidemic threshold
By Diana Bletter and ToI Staff
A notice warning of 'measles' is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 4, 2025, 9:28 pm
Health Ministry warns public that two people infected with measles used public transport
Patients moved between Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv and Herzliya; officials urge those who may have crossed their paths to check if they are vaccinated
By Diana Bletter
Illustration: A baby receives the measles vaccine on September 10, 2025, in Seattle, Washington. (AP/Lindsey Wasson)
September 25, 2025, 2:34 pm
Three Jerusalem children die of measles this week as outbreak continues
All five fatalities from disease in recent months are under 2.5 years old; they are the first measles deaths in Israel since 2018-2019 outbreak
By Diana Bletter
A notice warning of measles is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2025, 3:45 pm
After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines
Measles outbreak kills 2 unvaccinated children, with 526 confirmed cases from the Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh areas; 19 children still hospitalized, all of them under age of 6
By Diana Bletter
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
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