Vaccination

disease-surveillance

Oregon measles cases typically remain low due to high baseline MMR coverage, but small localized pockets of under-vaccination can sustain limited transmission. This overview exp...

health-data

In 2018, an estimated 140,000 people died from measles globally, according to World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessments. T...

health-and-science

Measles can lead to serious complications and, in rare but severe cases, the death of a child. This evergreen explainer describes how measles affects young children, the princip...

healthcare

California law requires specific vaccines for school enrollment and for certain high-risk healthcare workers, with limited medical exemptions. This evergreen explainer covers wh...

healthcare

Measles can lead to severe complications and death, and when a third measles death is reported, it prompts public health authorities to investigate circumstances and reaffirm pr...

health

The short answer is that "the flu" varies from year to year because of differences in the virus, population immunity, vaccine match, and timing. What makes a season feel bad is...

Disease Transmission & Prevention

Measles exposure at Disneyland in any year, including 2025, centers on how a highly contagious virus can spread in crowded indoor spaces and what this means for visitors and sta...

health

Measles is a highly contagious viral illness caused by the measles virus, spread through respiratory droplets and infectious for hours in the air and on surfaces. Infants are at...

health-explainer

Influenza remains a significant public health concern in Ohio, contributing to hundreds of deaths annually, particularly among older adults, young children, and people with chro...

healthcare

‘This season’s flu’ refers to the influenza viruses currently circulating in a specific geographic region and year. Each flu season is shaped by which influenza A and B li...