measles

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The total number of measles cases in Columbus and central Ohio has hit 50, health officials reported. As of Friday morning, Columbus Public Health confirmed 50 measles cases in the area. Over half of…

The central Ohio Measles outbreak that began in June continues to grow with 46 confirmed cases, all among unvaccinated children.Nineteen cases have required hospitalization. More than half of…

A measles outbreak in Columbus has nearly doubled its cases in the last two weeks, with three places across the city getting exposed to the disease, public health officials are reporting.As of Wednesday, there are now 46 cases in the…

CNN  —  This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective Covid-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a strong note of optimism…

The new Omicron sub-variant is almost as infectious as measles, one of the most contagious diseases in human history, a top epidemiologist has warned.The new variant - named deltacron - that combines mutations from both Omicron and Delta…

JaruekChairak | iStock | Getty ImagesCovid-19 will never become an endemic illness and will always behave like an epidemic virus, an expert in biosecurity has warned.Raina MacIntyre, a professor of global biosecurity at the University of…

Anna Huntsman, WCPN-Ideastream The Amish communities of northeastern Ohio engage in textbook communal living. Families eat, work and go to church together, and through the pandemic, mask-wearing and physical distancing have been…