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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
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AP
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
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ToI Staff
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
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
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
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
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
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ToI Staff
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
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
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
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
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ToI Staff
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
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AFP
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
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
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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