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OB-GYN Group Extends Maternal RSV Vaccine Window to March 1 as Most Eligible Pregnant Patients Remain Unvaccinated

ACOG now advises maternal RSV vaccination from Sept. 1 through March 1, as its data show 41.6% of eligible pregnant patients have received the shot.

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Missouri Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Have Doubled Since 2021, and Some Counties Are Now Near 18 Percent

Missouri nonmedical kindergarten exemptions rose from under 3% to 5.7% statewide, with county rates as high as 18%. What the data mean.

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40-Year-Old Woman's Death Linked to Suspected Measles as Pennsylvania Cases Reach 676

A Jefferson County coroner reported Pennsylvania's third measles death of 2026. The state is reviewing the case as confirmed cases reach 676 in 37 counties.

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Supreme Court Declines to Block New York School Vaccine Rule for Kindergartner as Measles Cases Climb

The Supreme Court denied an emergency bid to exempt a New York kindergartner from school vaccine rules. The order sets no precedent on the merits.

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Teens and Young Adults Who Caught COVID Without Vaccination Had the Highest Recorded Heart Inflammation and Death Rates

A study of nearly 4.1 million people aged 16 to 25 compared heart inflammation and death rates after COVID infection and after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination.

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Florida Moves to Drop Hepatitis B, Chickenpox, Hib and Pneumococcal Shots from Public and Private School Rules

Florida's health department filed a rule dropping four school vaccine requirements. Seven others stay in law. What parents should check now.

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Two States Sit Nearly Twenty Four Points Apart on Kindergarten Measles Coverage with Very Different Exemption Laws

West Virginia reports 98.9 percent kindergarten MMR coverage, and Idaho 75.2 percent. Here is how the two states' exemption laws differ.

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Flu and COVID Vaccines Are Expected This Fall with Insurer Coverage Despite a Stalled Federal Advisory Committee

Infectious disease specialists say updated flu and COVID vaccines will be available and covered this fall even though the federal advisory panel has not acted.

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Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Reach a Record 4.2 Percent as Coverage Slips for Every Shot the CDC Tracks

New CDC data show vaccine exemptions among US kindergartners hit 4.2 percent, and coverage fell for every routinely reported childhood vaccine.

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No State Has Changed Its School Vaccine Requirements, and the New Federal Order Does Not Force One To

Federal action has not altered any state school vaccine requirement. Here is who actually sets the rules and what families need for enrollment.

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Pennsylvania Schools Can Keep Unvaccinated Students Home for 21 Days After a Single Confirmed Measles Exposure

Pennsylvania rules keep unvaccinated exposed students home for up to 21 days. Here is what Lancaster and Geauga County families should check now.

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Merck Puts a Decade Timeline on the MMR Split Order as Single Disease Shots Remain Unlicensed

Merck and GSK say separate measles, mumps, and rubella shots could take up to a decade to reach US pediatric offices. What families face now.

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Pennsylvania and Ohio Drive a Second Straight Week of About 100 New Measles Cases as School Starts

CDC added 101 measles cases, and most came from Pennsylvania and Ohio. Here is what the county-level data mean for families this week.

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Texas School Immunization Rules Stay the Same This Year Even as Federal Vaccine Messaging Shifts

Texas school immunization requirements are unchanged for 2026-2027, state health officials say, despite shifting federal vaccine recommendations.

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Pediatricians Urge Flu Shots for Every Child Over 6 Months After a Season That Killed 190 U.S. Children

The AAP recommends flu vaccination for all children 6 months and older, but after a severe season, coverage has stalled below half of U.S. kids.

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Head Start Delivers Screenings and Immunization Tracking to Young Children, and Its Rules Are Changing Now

A proposed federal rule would rescind and replace Head Start's performance standards, including required health screenings and immunization verification.

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Ohio Measles Cases Reach 45, Matching All of Last Year, as Wayne and Trumbull Counties Report First Infections

Ohio has confirmed 45 measles cases in 2026, equaling its full-year 2025 total, with Wayne and Trumbull counties reporting their first infections.

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School Nurses Put Overdue Physicals and Sleep Schedules at the Top of the Back to School List

School nurses say to check grade-specific physical and vaccine requirements and reset sleep schedules now. Practical back-to-school health guidance.

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Four Unvaccinated Children in Four States Developed Tetanus in a Single Year, with Hospital Stays Up to 45 Days

CDC documented tetanus in four unvaccinated children in Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Herd immunity does not protect against it.

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Two Different Childhood Vaccine Schedules Are in Circulation as Families Book August Back to School Visits

Pediatricians are using the AAP schedule while the narrowed federal schedule stays blocked in court. Here is what parents should ask this August.

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Study of 2.5 Million U.S. Children Found No Link Between MMR Timing Before Age 2 and Autism

A cohort of 2.5 million US children found no association between first MMR dose timing before age 2 and later autism diagnosis. Here is what it shows.

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A Single Measles Outbreak Cost $5.4 Million, and Most of It Was Not Hospital Bills

A CDC and New Mexico analysis put the 2025 measles outbreak at $5.4 million. Lost work and public health response drove most of the total.

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Health Secretary Endorses Measles Vaccination as US Cases Reach 2,371, the Highest Total Since 1991

RFK Jr. told parents to vaccinate children against measles as CDC confirms 2,371 cases in 2026, the most since 1991. Here is what the data show.

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Washington Adds Seven Measles Cases in a Week, Bringing Its 2026 Total to Fifty-Three

Washington reported seven new measles cases in one week, raising its 2026 total to 53. Nationally, 45 jurisdictions have reported cases.

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Ohio Declares Its Third Measles Outbreak of 2026 After Four Unvaccinated People Test Positive

Ohio declared its third measles outbreak of 2026 after four unvaccinated people in Ashtabula and Tuscarawas counties tested positive.

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