The Otsego County Department of Health announced on Wednesday evening, September 9 that it has received report of an additional four cases of measles.…
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The Otsego County Department of Health has confirmed a single case of measles in an unvaccinated adult and is actively monitoring the situation, according to Assistant Public Health Director Kimberly Schlosser.…
The coming campaign season follows a deeply troubling year for public health. The United States surpassed 2,200 measles cases last year amid ongoing outbreaks nationwide—the highest total in 33 years. At this rate, the country is likely to lose its measles elimination status, a hard-won achievement we have maintained since 2000.…
The biggest impact on lifespan in the last 100 years is not curing cancer or fixing clogged cardiac arteries. The most important factor for the length of life has been vaccinations.…
Children across our state, our country, and the world are still at risk for dangerous diseases. There have been recent outbreaks of measles in New York State. Pertussis (whooping cough) cases are increasing significantly. Influenza remains a cause of hospitalization among infants and young children.…
