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Sick child with red rash spots from measles

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a virus, for which there is an effective vaccine.

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Delivering tuberculosis vaccine directly to veins may boost protection

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A sign warns people of measles

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2019 saw the tragic and unnecessary return of measles in the US

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Computer artwork of HIV particles in the bloodstream

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HIV and AIDS

red flag outside home

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Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak

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Cows

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Modified BCG vaccine could prevent TB in cattle and help end culls

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Naomi Oreskes: Turn your anger at science denial into political action

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Naomi Oreskes: Turn your anger at science denial into political action

Features

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Experimental dengue vaccine cuts infection rates in real-world trials

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A dead pig is put into a quarantined pit in Hanoi to stop the spread of African Swine Fever

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A quarter of all pigs have died this year due to African swine fever

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Chelsea Lydell holds her son, Joseph, 4, as she joins hundreds of others waiting to get into a legislative committee to oppose a proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school, at the Capitol, in Sacramento, Calif. The bill, by state Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, a pediatrician, said his legislation would give state health officials the tools they need to prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like measles

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California's strict vaccination laws may only have a small effect

In the wake of measles outbreaks, California enacted stricter laws governing vaccine exemptions – but loopholes mean many children still go without vaccinations

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Experimental tuberculosis vaccine could save millions of lives

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Vaccines have helped us eradicate another strain of wild polio virus

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Humans

You probably score worse than monkeys on questions about the world

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Should the UK make childhood vaccinations mandatory?

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