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The second confirmed case of measles has been reported in Virginia, this time in Charlottesville. There have been 1,046 confirmed cases and three confirmed deaths in the U.S. so far this year as ...

While most people's symptoms improve, about 1 in 5 unvaccinated people who get measles will be hospitalized. About 1 out of every 1,000 children with measles will develop brain swelling that can ...

Share on Pinterest The CDC reports that 95% of measles cases in the U.S. are in people who are unvaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. FG Trade/Getty Images The growing measles ...

In the same time period, vaccination rates for measles, polio, chicken pox and pertussis -- “whooping cough” -- all dropped. The effect can be seen in legislation, too. During the 2023 ...